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.

Declan Kidney has announced a 23-strong squad for Munster's clash with Border Reivers in Galashiels on Friday.

Declan Kidney has made ten changes to the Munster side for their clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday evening.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has been able to include Anthony Foley, Marcus Horan, Mick O'Driscoll and Anthony Horgan in his extended 24-man squad to travel to Newport Gwent Dragons tomorrow.

Alan Quinlan will know in the middle of next week whether he can play in Munster’s remaining Heineken Cup Pool 4 games against Bourgoin and Leicester in January.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named a 26 strong squad for the Magners League clash with Leinster at Thomond Park on Wednesday.

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney is poised to field his strongest available side for Wednesday’s sell-out Magners League clash with Leinster at Thomond Park.

Declan Kidney has made a welcome decision for Irish rugby by selecting loose-head prop Darragh Hurley ahead of Federico Pucciariello on the Munster side against Cardiff Blues in the Heineken Cup at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Munster look like having John Kelly and Barry Murphy back from injury for their Heineken Cup Pool Four game against Cardiff at Thomond Park on Saturday (kick-off: 5.35pm).

RONAN O’GARA will captain Munster when the European champions clash with Connacht in the Magners League at Thomond Park tomorrow (5pm).

All Black Christian Cullen makes a welcome return to the Munster squad for their Magner's League tie with Connacht at Thomond Park on Sunday.

CHRISTIAN CULLEN is included in a 27-man Munster panel for Sunday’s Magners League clash with Connacht at Thomond Park.

Coach Declan Kidney has named a 25-man squad for Munster’s Magner’s League tie with the Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

LIFIEMI MAFI makes his first start for Munster in tomorrow’s Magners League clash with Llanelli Scarlets in Stradey Park (Setanta Sports, 5.35pm).

The exciting former Taranaki centre Lifiemi Mafi will make his full debut for Munster against Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park on Sunday.

JOHN KELLY has been released to Munster as the Heineken Cup champions bid to right the wrongs of their recent Magners League programme against Llanelli in Stradey Park on Sunday.

Loyal Munster forward Mick O'Driscoll has won the privilege of leading Munster into action against Llanelli Scarlets in the Magner's League at Stradey Park on Sunday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has chosen an extended 25-man squad for the visit of Edinburgh to Thomond Park on Friday.

Munster centre Barry Murphy has been included in a Munster Squad for the first time since a serious injury against Ulster last season for the Magner’s League date with Leinster at Lansdowne Road on Friday night.

MUNSTER will be without Irish hooker Frankie Sheahan yet again when they take on Ulster in the Magners League at Musgrave Park tonight (7.30pm).

It will be no surprise to hear that Munster have sold out their Magners League tie with Ulster game at Musgrave Park tomorrow evening.

THE Heineken Cup squads were submitted to European Cup Rugby Ltd yesterday, but won’t be made public for a few days while the ERC completes an eligibility check.

Munster's euphoric homecoming will be completed against Cardiff at Thomond Park on Saturday without Anthony Foley, Paul O'Connell, Donncha O'Callaghan, Ronan O'Gara and Peter Stringer.

MUNSTER heroes captain Anthony Foley, half backs Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer and second-row partners Paul O’Connell and Donncha O’Callaghan will be at Thomond Park on Saturday, but not on the pitch, as the Heineken Cup champions take on Cardiff Blues (5.30pm).

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All Black legend Christian Cullen will play not part in Munster's quest to bring the Heineken Cup back to the province.

It looks as though All Black legend Christian Cullen is winning the argument to solve Munster's outside centre role as he has been selected in the the position for Munster's Celtic League tie with The Ospreys.

Alan Quinlan and Tomas O'Leary are set to return to action with Munster this weekend having been named on the bench for tomorrow’s Celtic League clash with Ospreys.

Ireland international Alan Quinlan will return to the Munster squad for the first time since he injured his knee in the Heineken Cup game against Sale Sharks in Edgeley Park last October for their journey to The Ospreys.

CHRISTIAN CULLEN is set to make a sensational return for Munster when they travel to Scotland for tomorrow night’s Celtic League fixture with Border Reivers (7.30pm).

Munster loose-head prop Marcus Horan has not recovered in time from a groin injury for the Heineken Cup semi-final with Leinster at Lansdowne Road on Sunday.

Coach Declan Kidney will persist with the experiment of playing Tomas O'Leary at outside centre for Munster's Celtic League trip to the Gwent Dragons

Tomas O'Leary has been given the responsibility of filling the boots of the injured Barry Murphy for Munster in the Heineken Cup quarter-final tie witrh Perpignan at Lansdowne road on Saturday.

Coach Declan Kidney has included Denis Leamy, Rob Henderson, Christian Cullen, Mike Mullins and Jeremy Manning in the 25-strong Munster Squad for the visit of Perpignan to Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

CHRISTIAN CULLEN, Mike Mullins and Jeremy Manning have all been included in a 23-strong Munster squad for the Celtic League game against Llanelli Scarlets tomorrow (5.30pm) at Stradey Park.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has included Mike Mullins, Christian Cullen and Jeremy Manning iin the 23-man squad for the Celtic League game against Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park on Saturday.

Second row Brian Madigan makes his debut for Munster in the white-hot atmosphere at Ravenhill this evening.

MUNSTER'S drawing power was further highlighted yesterday with the clash against Ulster at Ravenhill tonight virtually sold out.

PAUL BURKE looks certain to start for Munster tomorrow night in a crucial Celtic League game against chasing Ulster at Ravenhill.

Paul Burke, who has confirmed his transfer to Leicester Tigers at the end of the season, will return from injury for Munster away to Ulster in the Celtic League at Ravenhill on Friday.

John Kelly, Trevor Halstead and Donncha O’Callaghan are the three changes to the Munster side to play Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic League at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Anthony Foley will have to shelve his disappointment at not being included in the Ireland Squad as he leads a much-changed Munster side out against Newport-Gwent Dragons in the Celtic League at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Munster have named a full strength side with an all-international forward pack taking them into battle with Sale Sharks in the Heineken Cup on Saturday.