TWO valued members of Munster’s extended Heineken Cup squad will miss the May 24 final at the Millennium Stadium because of injury.

Barry Murphy is the only member of the Heineken Cup semi-final match day squad excluded from the Munster squad for the Magners League trip to Llanelli Scarlets on Saturday.

Legendary number eight Anthony Foley will break through the 200-cap barrier for Munster at Ulster in the Magner's League at Ravenhill tomorrow.

WELSH referee Nigel Owens will handle Munster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Gloucester in 15 days’ time (ko 5.30pm).

Denis Leamy and David Wallace have been omitted from an extended Munster squad for their Magner's League clash with Ulster at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Ireland internationals Paul O'Connell, Alan Quinlan, Tony Buckley and Peter Stringer have been released for duty with Munster for Saturday's Magners League clash with Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park (5.30).

IAN DOWLING, out of action since late December, returns for Munster’s crucial Magners League clash with Edinburgh at Murrayfield tonight (7.30) in a make-or-break game for both sides.

Paul O'Connell has been held in reserve as one of seven replacement on the Munster side to play Edinburgh at Murrayfield in the Magner's League on Friday night.

PAUL O’CONNELL is hoping for game time in Munster’s crucial Magners League game away to Edinburgh (Murrayfield, 7.30pm).

Paul O'Connell has been listed in the full Munster squad for the Magners League game against Edinburgh on Friday (7.30pm).

ALAN QUINLAN could make dramatic return for Munster in the province’s penultimate Heineken Cup pool game against Clermont Auvergne on Sunday week.

Anthony Foley will make a dramatic return to the Munster side for Saturday's round three Heineken Cup clash with Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park

Kieran Lewis will start for Munster against his former team-mates at Leinster in Friday's Magners League game at Musgrave Park (7.30pm).

Centre Barry Murphy has been included in the initial 25-man Munster squad for the first this season at home to Leinster in the Magners League on Friday.

FIVE tries, four of them deliciously created, produced the all-important bonus point for Munster in the somewhat surreal surroundings of Thomond Park yesterday.

Ian Dowling will come in for Anthony Horgan as the only frontline change for Munster at home to Clermont-Auvergne in the Heineken Cup at Thomond Park on Sunday.

Captain Paul O'Connell is still not fit enough to join a 26-strong Munster squad for the weekend Heineken Cup clash with Clermont Auvergne.

Full back Shaun Payne, wing Anthony Horgan, centre Rua Tipoki and prop Marcus Horan return to Munster's starting line-up for their Saturday's opening Heineken Cup game against London Wasps in Coventry's Ricoh Arena , kick-off at 5.30pm.

Ronan O'Gara will captain Munster in their opening Heineken Cup match against London Wasps on Saturday.

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Ireland World Cup players John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan and David Wallace will start with Jerry Flannery, Marcus Horan and Denis Leamy on the bench for Munster's Magner's League trip to Glasgow.

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

IRISH internationals Paul O’Connell and Ronan O’Gara have been omitted from the 26-man Munster squad for Friday’s Magners League game away to Glasgow (Firhill, 7.30pm).

DECLAN KIDNEY insists his Munster side failed to grab their opportunities in yesterday’s dismal 16-3 defeat to the Ospreys.

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).

PETER STRINGER hopes to put a personally disappointing World Cup behind him by playing for Munster against the Ospreys on Sunday.

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.

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.

LESS than 24 hours after returning from the Rugby World Cup, Alan Quinlan has been drafted into Munster’s 25-man squad for Friday’s Magners League tie with Cardiff Blues at Musgrave Park.

Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan decision to call up Tony Buckley for the ill Simon Best has led to the last minute promotion of Federico Pucciariello onto Munster's tight-head side of the scrum for tomorrow's clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named a 27-strong squad to account for the doubts over Niall Ronan and Denis Fogarty ahead of Friday night's Magners League game against Newport-Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade.

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney has named a 27-strong squad ahead of Friday night’s Magners League game against Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade, (6.10pm).

Munster will give Magner's League debuts to centres Kieran Lewis and Rua Tipoki, out-half Paul Warwick and back-rowers Billy Holland and Niall Ronan against Llanelli Scarlets at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney is likely to partner former New Zealand Maori captain Rua Tipoki with former Leinster centre Kieran Lewis across his midfield when they play Llanelli Scarlets at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

THE trophy on offer may be less prized and the host stadium much smaller but there is a neat symmetry to Stephen Keogh’s return to Cardiff tomorrow, 12 months after missing out on Munster’s greatest day in the Welsh capital.

All-Ireland League club finalists Gerry Hurley (Garryowen) and Denis Hurley (Cork Con) are included in a 28-strong Munster squad for the final game of the season against Glasgow Warriors at Musgrave Park on Saturday (5.30pm).

MUNSTER have been given a huge boost with the news that John Kelly and Trevor Halstead have been restored to full fitness.

Munster coach Declan Kidney makes four changes, from the side that started against Border Reivers, for Friday's Magners League clash with Cardiff Blues.

ULSTER rugby bosses have found no evidence of alleged racial abuse by their fans towards a visiting player during a Magners League game against Newport Gwent Dragons at Ravenhill earlier this month.

MUNSTER play the first of their two remaining games, before the Heineken Cup clash with Llanelli Scarlets, on Friday night when Cardiff Blues fetch up at Musgrave Park.

Trevor Halstead, John Kelly and John O'Sullivan will return from injury to the Munster squad for Friday night's Magner's League visit of Cardiff Blues to Musgrave Park.

MUNSTER marched on to their seventh win this season with a forward-inspired victory over a lightweight Border Reivers side in last night’s Magners League match at Netherdale.

Declan Kidney has decided to leave Jerry Flannery on the bench for Munster's Magners League game at The Borders on Friday night.