Munster’s Grand Slam players back for Leinster clash

All of Munster's Grand Slam winning heroes - including Paul O'Connell and Ronan O'Gara - return to the squad for this weekend's clash with Leinster at Thomond Park.

Ian Downing is also included in the extended squad as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury, while Rua Tipoki remains ruled out with a similar problem.

Munster lead their provincial rivals by three points at the top of the Magners League table heading into this Saturday's game.

Munster squad: M Horan, F Pucciareillo,J Flannery,D Fogarty,J Hayes,T Buckley,P O’Connell,D O’Callaghan,M O’Driscoll,A Quinlan,N Ronan, D Ryan, D Wallace, D Leamy, T O’Leary, P Stringer, R O’Gara, P Warwick, J Manning, L Mafi, B Murphy,K Earls, K Lewis, D Howlett, I Dowling, D Hurley.