Foley beefs up A side as Munster bid to shoot down Ravens

HAVING defeated Ulster twice this season in the A Interprovincial Championship, Munster will be fancied to complete the hat-trick as they take on the Ravens in the semi-final of the inaugural British & Irish Cup at Thomond Park this afternoon.

The game kicks off at 3.30pm in what should be an entertaining double header with the Munster-Ospreys Magners League clash set for a 6.30pm kick-off.

Munster coach Anthony Foley has finalised a side that includes six of those who performed so impressively for Munster in last Sunday’s Magners League win over Connacht. Forwards Dave Ryan, Dave Foley and skipper Peter O’Mahoney and backs Declan Cusack, Jeremy Manning and Danny Barnes will have benefited from that experience while Foley has opted for the experienced Mossy Lawler at full-back. Lawler, the current captain of Shannon, played 69 times for the full Munster side and was one of the try scorers in the “Miracle Match” victory over Gloucester in 2004.