Howlett in line for Munster debut

Declan Kidney has included Ireland internationals Paul O'Connell and Alan Quinlan and All Black Doug Howlett in an extended Munster 26-man squad ahead of Sunday's Heineken Cup Round 5 match against Clermont Auvergne in France.

It is likely that Howlett will be pressed into service given the injuries to Ian Dowling and Anthony Horgan. O'Connell is not likely to feature from the start and Quinlan could play the eighty.