Tipoki and Dowling to travel with Munster

Rua Tipoki and Ian Dowling will to travel for Munster's Heineken Cup clash with Sale Sharks in Edgeley Park on Sunday.

As a precaution, Dowling (dead leg) Tipoki (thigh strain) did not train on Tuesday. Kieran Lewis and Denis Hurley have been drafted into the squad as has Tony Buckley who has recovered from a bout of illness.

Coach Tony McGahan said: "To win like they did out there says it all really. I watched the game and I thought they competed extremely hard in defence and made the very most of their opportunities when they arose.

"Added to that win and their form in the league, they've won four from five and conceded just four tries, and it gives you and idea of the size of the task we face over there.

"But we knew before this competition kicked off that there would be no easy games, home or away, so nothing has changed in that respect. We'll be looking to give a good account of ourselves and see where that takes us."

MUNSTER (v Sale Sharks): D Hurley, K Earls, D Howlett, B Murphy, K Lewis, R Tipoki, L Mafi, I Dowling, P Warwick, R O'Gara, P Stringer, M Prendergast, F Pucciariello, M Horan, D Fogarty, J Flannery, T Buckley, J Hayes, P O'Connell (capt), D O'Callaghan, D Ryan, A Quinlan, D Wallace, J O'Sullivan, J Melck.