Munster hooker Frankie Sheahan, who withdrew from the Munster side on Saturday, and full back Shaun Payne are both struggling with knee injuries ahead of Munster's crucial pool game against Bourgoin on Saturday.
The obvious replacements, if required, would be James Blaney, a try scorer in Treviso, and Jeremy Staunton.
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