Munster at full strength for Castres

MUNSTER'S walking wounded received favourable reports from their medics yesterday and the expectation is that all will be able to take part in today's squad session at Temple Hill in the build-up to Friday's all-important Heineken European Cup away game against Castres (7.30pm Sky Sports 2).

Coach Declan Kidney had expressed the hope that victory over Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Saturday would have a positive effect and hopefully help the players "to shake off their knocks and bruises earlier than might otherwise have been the case had the result gone against them".

For once luck appears to have been on his side after John Hayes (ankle), Marcus Horan (facial infection), Jerry Flannery (sciatica), Mick O'Driscoll (back) and John Kelly (hand) were given the all-clear yesterday.