Kidney puts faith in Munster young guns

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney has thrown Barry Murphy and Tomas O’Leary in at the deep end for tonight’s Heineken Cup clash with Sale Sharks at Edgeley Road (7.30pm, Sky Sports).

The two Munster youngsters have been elevated to front-line duty because of injuries to colleagues, but neither should be intimidated by the prospect on the basis of recent performances in the red jersey.

Murphy comes in at outside centre after Trevor Halstead, the South African international, failed a fitness test. So far, he has been used by Kidney as a full back, winger and centre.