Captain Keogh aiming to give Cardiff the blues

STEPHEN KEOGH will lead Munster into the Celtic League battle against Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park this evening, but he’ll have to wait until today to rally all his troops.

Coach Declan Kidney has not quite decided who will partner Tomás O’Leary at half-back and Gary Connolly in the centre, or who will start at full-back. But Kidney is likely to try to field his strongest available team, conscious that his side are league leaders and that Munster have never won a competitive fixture in Cardiff.

Keogh, the former Irish U-21 skipper, gets his first run in over a month and will pack down at eight between John O’Sullivan and David Wallace.