Back injury keeps O'Connell out of Munster team

Munster will be without captain Paul O'Connell for the penultimate Manger's League match of the season due to a back problem.

Fri, 08 May, 2009 - 16:10

Munster will be without captain Paul O'Connell for the penultimate Manger's League match of the season due to a back problem.

As usual, Mick O'Driscoll will take over the captaincy as six of the players who started the Heineken Cup semi-final will play again.

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