Munster face anxious waits on O’Mahony and Ryan ahead of Toulouse European showdown

Munster will have a nervous week ahead of their Heineken Cup home quarter-final with Toulouse as they wait on the fitness of captain Peter O’Mahony for the European showdown.

With Donnacha Ryan a major doubt to face the four-time champions due to a foot injury suffered nine days ago against Treviso, there were further ripples in the Munster selection pool on Saturday night when O’Mahony was forced to withdraw from the RaboDirect Pro12 clash with Leinster due to a recurrence of the hamstring issues that forced him to miss Ireland’s Six Nations win over Italy earlier this month.

Due to play his first game since helping to win the championship against France in Paris a fortnight ago, O’Mahony made it as far as the coin toss with rival captain Jamie Heaslip at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, only to withdraw shortly before the pre-match warm-up.