Munster and Ospreys all out for victory

MUNSTER are serious about taming the Ospreys in the Celtic League at Musgrave Park tomorrow night even though they meet them again in the Heineken Cup in January.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2004 - 00:00
Barry Coughlan

In naming a 26 strong squad for tomorrow's top of the table clash with the Neath/Swansea combination (8.05pm), Munster coach Alan Gaffney includes 19 of the 22 players involved last weekend in the Heineken Cup win over Castres.

Jerry Flannery comes back into contention following injury, while Mike Prendergast and Mossy Lawlor make way for Eoin Reddan and Paul Devlin. David Wallace (neck) and John Kelly (ankle) were unavailable due to injury.

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