Trio return for Munster

Trevor Halstead, John Kelly and John O'Sullivan will return from injury to the Munster squad for Friday night's Magner's League visit of Cardiff Blues to Musgrave Park.

Halstead has not played since early January. Kelly is back from a rib cartilage injury and John O'Sullivan has recovered from a knee injury.

In terms of form, Munster have won five of their last six matches in the Magners League since early November, and have lost only once at Musgrave Park - 17-20 to Ulster in December 2005 - in their last dozen encounters.

MUNSTER SQUAD (v Cardiff): C Cullen, S Payne, I Dowling, J Kelly, B Murphy, L Mafi, T Halstead, E Hickey, J Manning, B O'Meara, T O'Leary, T Buckley, F Pucciariello, D Hurley, F Sheahan, J Flannery, M O'Driscoll, C Wyatt, D Ryan, M Melbourne, J O'Sullivan, A Quinlan, T McGann.