MUNSTER, who roll out the big guns at Thomond Park tonight, will be led by Paul O’Connell as the champions wrap-up their Magners League programme against the Ospreys (7.45pm).

Paul O'Connell will lead Munster into the final game of the season in the Magners League clash with The Ospreys on Friday night in Thomond Park, after which they will receive the trophy that marks them out as champions.

Munster will travel to Clermont-Auvergne in the Heineken Cup on Sunday without the considerable experience of Jerry Flannery, Denis Leamy and Rua Tipoki.

David Wallace has been included in the Munster Squad for the Mager's League tie against Llanelli Scarlets in Parc Y Stradey on Friday

HE HAS been there for some of Munster’s greatest triumphs — the away wins at Stade Francais (2002) and Leicester Tigers (2003) or the Gloucester ‘Miracle Match’ (2003) form a neat highlights reel of Frank Sheahan’s career.

Munster coach Tony McGahan has named a less than full-strength 23-man strong squad of players to take on New Zealand at Thomond Park next Tuesday.

Munster coach Tony McGahan this evening named a 27-strong squad for Saturday's Magners League clash with Ulster at Ravenhill.

Keith Earls will start at full-back for Munster in Sunday's encounter with Newport-Gwent Dragons at a sold-out Musgrave Park.

Coach Tony McGahan will start Doug Howlett at full-back against London Irish at a sold-out Musgrave Park, kick-off at 7.30pm on Friday night.

Tony McGahan has selected his first squad as Munster coach for their match against the US Eagles at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut next Saturday, kick-off 8pm (Irish time).

Anthony Foley will captain Munster in his farewell match against Glasgow in the final Magners League game of the season at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

RONAN O’GARA is being wrapped in cotton wool for tomorrow week’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Saracens and misses tonight’s Magners League clash with Ospreys at Musgrave Park.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has made 12 changes for the Magners League clash with Ospreys at Musgrave Park tomorrow (kick off: 7.30pm).

Munster coach Declan Kidney has opted to field a largely second-string side against the Ospreys in the Magners League at Musgrave Park tomorrow evening.

Coach Declan Kidney has left Ronan O'Gara out of the Munster squad for Saturday's Magners League clash with Ospreys (Musgrave Park 7.30pm).

Declan Kidney has included all 15 players that started last Saturday in his Magners League squad to tackle Leinster at The RDS this Saturday evening.

Munster coach Declan Kidney pulled no surprises in the 27-strong squad named for the Heineken Cup quarter final joust with Gloucester at Kingsholm on Saturday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney goes with the same side that gained a bonus point in France for the crucial Heineken Cup clash with London Wasps at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named a have a 27-man squad for the crucial Heineken Cup match against London Wasps at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Doug Howlett is set to make his Munster debut in Sunday's Heineken Cup clash against Clermont Auvergne.

Declan Kidney has included Ireland internationals Paul O'Connell and Alan Quinlan and All Black Doug Howlett in an extended Munster 26-man squad ahead of Sunday's Heineken Cup Round 5 match against Clermont Auvergne in France.

Coach Declan Kidney has tinkered with his selection for Munster's Magner's League crunch match against Connacht at Musgrave Park on Thursday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has made nine changes to his side for tomorrow evening's Magners League clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park.

Injury worries David Wallace and John Hayes have been given the chance to prove their fitness by being included in the Munster Squad for Saturday's Magners League encounter with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park (7.30pm).

MUNSTER rugby chiefs have released 250 additional ten-year-tickets for their new ground in Limerick.

Paul O'Connell has bowed out of the Munster squad this week to a back strain and Ronan O'Gara to a knee problem.

BRIAN CARNEY will at last get some game time following his exclusion from successive Irish squads in the World Cup.

Ireland World Cup squaddies Brian Carney and Alan Quinlan have been named in the Munster starting line-up for Sunday's Magners League clash with The Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium (4.10pm).

Ireland Rugby World Cup members Peter Stringer and Brian Carney return to the Munster squad ahead of their Magner's League away date with The Ospreys on Sunday.

Tony Buckley returns from the World Cup to go straight into the Munster side a one of three changes for the visit of League leaders Cardiff Blues to Musgrave Park on Friday evening (7.30pm).

Munster coach Declan Kidney has included Ireland World Cup squad members Frank Sheahan and Alan Quinlan in his 25-man party for the Magners League game against league leaders Cardiff Blues at Musgrave Park on Friday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has made four changes, one positional, from the side that started against Llanelli Scarlets last time out, for the Magners League clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park on Saturday (5pm).

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named Anthony Horgan in the Munster squad for the first time since January when they travel to Neath-Swansea Ospreys in the Magners League on Saturday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has decided to go with the experience of Mick O'Driscoll ahead of the youth of Donncha Ryan in his starting fifteen for the Heineken Cup quarter-final against Llanelli Scarlets on Friday night.

Munster make seven changes from the side that played Cardiff Blues for the trip to Ravenhill in the Magner's League on Friday night.

Brian Carney has been named in a Munster squad for the Magner's League tie against Ulster on Friday night first time on foot of the announcement of his two-year contract last week.

FORMER Ireland lock Trevor Brennan will appear before an independent disciplinary committee on March 16 after his appeal to adjourn the hearing for his misconduct charge was dismissed yesterday.

Declan Kidney has decided to stick with Mick O'Driscoll at blindside in preference to Anthony Foley for the crucial Heineken Cup tie against Leicester Tigers at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Marcus Horan, David Wallace and Frank Sheahan did not train with Munster this afternoon ahead of their crucial Heineken Cup tie with Leicester Tigers at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Hooker Frank Sheahan will win his 50th Heineken Cup cap for Munster when he packs down against Bourgoin at Stade Geneve on Sunday.

Munster have been hit with the withdrawal through injury of John Kelly and Barry Murphy ahead of their Heineken Cup joust with Cardiff Blues at The Millennium Stadium on Sunday.

It will come as no shock to see Alan Quinlan settle into the Munster back row in place of the injured Anthony Foley before the visit of Bourgoin in the Heineken Cup at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Munster will go with 13 of the starters from the Heineken Cup final for their daunting trip to Leicester Tigers on Sunday.

Barry Murphy, Shaun Payne and Denis Leamy will start for Munster against Edinburgh in the Magners League game against Edinburgh at Thomond Park on Friday.