Understrength Munster wary of Dragons’ firepower

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney is wary of the threat from Newport/Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park this evening (5.30pm).

Kidney has good reason to worry as his side faces into their fourth encounter with the Welsh side, mindful of the fact that the Dragons almost scuttled Munster’s marvellous Heineken Cup record at Thomond Park late last year.

He is also conscious that the visitors have been able to call on Welsh stars Ceri Sweeney and Gareth Cooper as their half back combination, where as he has to worry about the fitness of Paul Burke and/or the ability of Mossy Lawlor to adapt to the out-half position in the absence of Ronan O’Gara.