O'Leary misses Gunners battle

TOMÁS O'LEARY has been ruled out of the Munster team for tonight's Celtic League clash with Edinburgh Gunners at Thomond Park.

O'Leary sustained what was described as a "slight" hamstring strain in training and was not considered as "a precautionary measure". However, a Munster spokesperson insisted that O'Leary remains in contention for a place in the Heineken Cup semi-final against Leinster tomorrow week.

Ronan O'Gara, Jeremy Manning, Marcus Horan and Denis Leamy are other notable absentees for tonight's crucial tie.