Coach biding his time ahead of Edinburgh visit

Munster coach Rob Penney will use the extra day before deciding on the line-up for Sunday’s must-win Heineken Cup game against Edinburgh at Thomond Park.

Several players ruled out of last week’s game in Paris have returned to full or near fitness and Penney will monitor the progress of people like Felix Jones, Donncha O’Callaghan and Niall Ronan before making the call. However, Ronan O’Gara, Keith Earls, Wian du Preez and James Coughlan have no chance of making it.

“It’s early in the week and they’ve done some good work and we’re making sure they’re as good as they can be heading into the latter part of the week,” said the New Zealander. “It’s going to be a few days until we’re totally aware as to where they stand.”