Tipoki out of Munster squad

Rua Tipoki is the only notable omission from the 26-man extended Munster Squad to play The Ospreys in the Heineken Cup quarter-final at Thomond Park on Sunday.

It would seem that the excellent performance of Keith Earls instantly solved this problem and he will surely line up beside Lifeimim Mafi in midfield.

The only serious selection concern is in the back row where Denis Leamy and Nick Williams will challenge the incumbent Alan Quinlan and Niall Ronan for a starting slot.

The Munster starting team and replacements will be announced Friday 12noon.

MUNSTER SQUAD (v The Ospreys): M Horan, F Pucciariello, J Flannery, D Fogarty, J Hayes, T Buckley, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell, M O’Driscoll, A Quinlan, D Ryan, D Wallace, N Ronan, D Leamy, N Williams, T O’Leary, P Stringer, R O’Gara, L Mafi, K Earls, B Murphy, D Howlett, I Dowling, K Lewis, P Warwick, D Hurley.