Munster give Hayes another week off

MUNSTER have opted to give John Hayes another week off and he will sit out Sunday’s Magners League game against the Scarlets at Musgrave Park. Meanwhile, they are keeping their fingers crossed that Marcus Horan will take a full part in Shannon’s AIB League game against St Mary’s College on Saturday.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2010 - 00:00
Charlie Mulqueen

Hayes was one of eight senior internationals to take a breather over the last fortnight and he is being given another seven days to recharge the batteries.

Horan has also been excluded from the preliminary squad of 26 for Sunday’s game, with the Munster management keeping their fingers crossed that Shannon’s AIB League game against St Mary’s at Templeville Road on Saturday takes place and that he will be able to play a full part.

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CourtsRugbyPlace: Musgrave ParkPlace: Templeville RoadPlace: ClarionPerson: HayesPerson: MunsterPerson: John HayesPerson: Marcus HoranPerson: ShannonPerson: HoranPerson: MarcusPerson: Shaun PaynePerson: PaynePerson: Denis LeamyPerson: Jean De VilliersPerson: Lifeimi MafiPerson: Keith EarlsPerson: Denis FogartyPerson: Damien VarleyPerson: Jerry FlanneryPerson: FogartyPerson: VarleyPerson: DamienPerson: Felix JonesPerson: Darragh HurleyPerson: FelixPerson: Dave RyanPerson: Nick WilliamsPerson: Jeremy ManningPerson: Ciaran O’BoylePerson: Barry MurphyPerson: Declan KidneyPerson: Tomás O’LearyPerson: Jim McCarthyPerson: Bertie O’HanlonPerson: Jack KylePerson: McCarthyPerson: O’HanlonPerson: W. du PreezPerson: S. ArcherPerson: T. BuckleyPerson: D. FogartyPerson: D. VarleyPerson: P. O’ConnellPerson: D. RyanPerson: D. O’CallaghanPerson: M. O’DriscollPerson: A. QuinlanPerson: N. RonanPerson: D. WallacePerson: J. CoughlanPerson: B. HollandPerson: P. StringerPerson: T. O’LearyPerson: D. WilliamsPerson: R. O’GaraPerson: P. WarwickPerson: L. MafiPerson: K. EarlsPerson: J. de VilliersPerson: T. GleesonPerson: D. HowlettPerson: I. DowlingEvent: Magners LeagueEvent: AIB LeagueEvent: Heineken CupEvent: Grand Slam Dinner DanceEvent: Triple CrownEvent: Churchill CupOrganisation: MunsterOrganisation: ScarletsOrganisation: St Mary’s CollegeOrganisation: St Mary’sOrganisation: TrevisoOrganisation: NorthamptonOrganisation: UlsterOrganisation: DolphinOrganisation: Cork
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