O’Connell included in squad

PAUL O’CONNELL faces an ERC Independent Disciplinary hearing in Dublin today to account for his sending off in Thomond Park last Sunday, but Munster coach Tony McGahan must have some hope he can avoid a ban after naming him in Munster’s 28 man group (the match-day squad will be narrowed to 23) to feature in Saturday’s Heineken Cup away game to the Ospreys at the Liberty stadium.

O’Connell was shocked when he saw red from French referee Christophe Berdos after an instinctive lash-back to a jersey tug from the Welsh sides number eight Jonathan Thomas.

O’Connell trained in Cork with the rest of the team yesterday before his journey to Dublin to face the disciplinary chiefs.