Fekitoa, Murray, Nash and Snyman ruled out of semi-final clash with Leinster 

Munster are awaiting news on captain Peter O'Mahony and hooker Diarmuid Barron to see if they will be fit for Leinster game, while Malakai Fekitoa, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and RG Snyman all ruled out.

AWAITING ASSESSMENTS: Munster are holding out hope that captain Peter O’Mahony and hooker Diarmuid Barron will be available to face Leinster on Saturday.  Pic: Paul Devlin/Sportsfile

Munster are holding out hope that captain Peter O’Mahony and hooker Diarmuid Barron will be available to face Leinster in Saturday’s URC semi-final at Aviva Stadium but the province have ruled out Malakai Fekitoa, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and RG Snyman.

Head coach Graham Rowntree was on Monday assessing the physical toll that last Saturday’s quarter-final win at Glasgow Warriors too on his squad having lost O’Mahony to an elbow injury inside the opening five minutes and Barron to a shoulder injury shortly after half-time.