No surprises in Kidney's Munster squad

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named a have a 27-man squad for the crucial Heineken Cup match against London Wasps at Thomond Park on Saturday.

There are no surprises as Paul O'Connell is left out of the equation due to an ongoing back injury that must put in jeoprady his participation in the Sxi Nations.

Other than that, the big players are all in, including New Zealanders Doug Howlett, Rua Tipoki and Lifeimi Mafi, in a squad that will be led into combat by Ronan O'Gara.

MUNSTER SQUAD (v Wasps):

Shaun Payne, Brian Carney, Kieran Lewis, Keith Earls, Barry Murphy, Lifeime Mafi, Rua Tipoki, Anthony Horgan, Doug Howlett, Tomas O' Leary, Peter Stringer, Ronan O' Gara, Paul Warwick, Marcus Horan, Federico Pucciariello, Frank Sheahan, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Tony Buckley, Mick O' Driscoll, Donncha O' Callaghan, Donnacha Ryan, Denis Leamy, David Wallace, James Coughlan, Alan Quinlan, Anthony Foley.