Keith Earls to be monitored on hamstring injury after Dragons withdrawal 

BLOW: Munster's Keith Earls leaves the field injured. ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Munster will have to plan without a number of players for Saturday's visit of the Zebre to Musgrave Park (Kick-off 5.05pm)

Keith Earls - who was withdrawn early due to a hamstring issue in the first half of the away loss to the Dragons in Wales last weekend - will be assessed by the Munster medical team at the High-Performance Centre at UL this week.