Kidney faces injury dilemma

CHRISTIAN CULLEN and Anthony Horgan are definitely ruled out of the early games in Munster’s Heineken Cup campaign, but medical bulletins indicate both should be back in a month.

Cullen’s shoulder injury is not as serious as first feared, while Horgan has had a bit of “dust” hoovered out of his knee cartilage.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named a panel of 25 for Friday’s Magners League clash with Edinburgh at Thomond Park (7.30pm), and a leg injury suffered by Alan Quinlan against Leinster last weekend should not be a problem. He is included in the group alongside Munster’s latest signing, Portuguese international centre/winger Diogo Mateus. Shaun Payne is also back in the reckoning, along with John Hayes.