Conor Murray and Shane Daly on the mend but more injury misery for Munster

Hooker Niall Scannell and scrum-half Neil Cronin are out of the Edinburgh game while there are also injuries for Keith Earls and Chris Cloete

Munster's Conor Murray is tackled by Luke McGrath of Leinster. The scrum-half is set to return to training for the province. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Conor Murray and Shane Daly are set to return to training for Munster ahead of Saturday’s visit of Edinburgh to Thomond Park but the good news for both Johann van Graan and Andy Farrell stopped there in the province’s squad update issued on Wednesday afternoon.

With preparations for Munster’s second-round Guinness PRO14 home opener already disrupted by a cancelled training session following a positive Covid-19 test for one of their senior players, head coach van Graan looks set to have his selection options limited further after the latest bulletin from his medical department.