Kelly cleared to face Llanelli

JOHN KELLY has been released to Munster as the Heineken Cup champions bid to right the wrongs of their recent Magners League programme against Llanelli in Stradey Park on Sunday.

Munster, with little or no access to their top players for this competition over the last couple of months, are struggling. Kelly is the only one of ten players released from the national squad this week.

But if results haven’t been great, there is hope that things can get better. Certainly, Munster captain Paul O’Connell, who is on international duty for the next month, hopes his side can kick-start the campaign in his absence.