Penney must juggle side ahead of derby

Munster coach Rob Penney has a number of selection headaches ahead of Friday night’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash with Connacht at Thomond Park (7.15pm).

BJ Botha is certain to miss out after the South African prop suffered a knee injury in Saturday’s dramatic win over the Scarlets at Musgrave Park, while Duncan Casey, Dave O’Callaghan and Tommy O’Donnell, who all suffered collisions on the night, did not take part in training yesterday and will continue to follow standard return to play protocols.

Donnacha Ryan is awaiting the results of a scan to assess the seriousness of a swollen knee which flared up after training on Thursday. Ryan was due to partake in this week’s national training camp at Carton House along with Peter O’Mahony, Paul O’Connell, Dave Kilcoyne and Keith Earls while Conor Murray will continue his knee rehabilitation at the Kildare get-together.