Castres hit by injury worries

WHEREAS Denis Leamy will be available for Munster, their Heineken Cup opponents Castres have a number of injury worries for Saturday’s all-important fixture at Thomond Park.

Munster coach Alan Gaffney said yesterday that Leamy has recovered from the damaged ear that kept him out of Friday's clash at Stade Pierre Antoin and was set to take part in the three all-out sessions planned for Limerick yesterday and today and in Cork tomorrow. John Hayes returned from France with his left wrist heavily bandaged but an x-ray revealed nothing more than bruising. That leaves John Kelly as the only player still sidelined by injury.

However, Castres coach Christope Orios has a number of problems as he prepares for a game that he hopes will culminate in a first Heineken Cup defeat for Munster at Thomond Park.