Quinlan back for Munster

Ireland international Alan Quinlan will return to the Munster squad for the first time since he injured his knee in the Heineken Cup game against Sale Sharks in Edgeley Park last October for their journey to The Ospreys.

There is a front row crisis as Frank Roche, Tony Buckley, Federico Pucciariello, Marcus Horan and Jerry Flannery will all be left at home to nurse various injuries.

Damien Varley (Garryowen) and Tim Ryan (UCC) have been asked to step into the breach for Friday.

MUNSTER SQUAD (v The Ospreys): S Payne, C Cullen, I Dowling, A Horgan, G Connolly, T Halstead, M Lawlor, J Manning, R O'Gara, T O'Leary, M Prendergast, J Hayes, E McGovern, T Ryan, D Fogarty, D Varley, M O'Driscoll, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell, S Keogh, J O'Sullivan, D Leamy, A Quinlan, A Foley.