Farrell ruled out for Munster clash with Castres but hope for Carbery return

Munster will be without Chris Farrell for their Heineken Champions Cup trip to Castres this weekend after the Ireland centre was ruled out with a thigh injury on Tuesday.

Farrell had been forced to withdraw from last Sunday’s home pool game against the French champions when he pulled up with a thigh strain during the warm-up, forcing a last-minute reshuffle in the Munster backline as Sammy Arnold was promoted from the bench and Jaco Taute called into the matchday squad.