Key trio return to boost Munster but Carbery, Ahern and Scannell out of Ospreys clash

Diarmuid Barron, Antoine Frisch and Josh Wycherley all back in training ahead of Friday's URC quarter-final showdown

OUT OF ROAD: Rory Scannell of Munster leaves the pitch on a buggy to receive medical attention during the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Ulster at Thomond Park in Limerick. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Munster will have Diarmuid Barron, Antoine Frisch and Josh Wycherley back on the training field ahead of Friday’s URC quarter-final against Ospreys but Tom Ahern, Joey Carbery, and Rory Scannell have all been ruled out of the Thomond Park knockout clash.

Lock/flanker Ahern, a second-half replacement last Saturday in the home victory over Ulster on the last day of the regular season, sustained an ankle/lower leg injury in the 29-24 derby win and could miss the rest of the campaign, should Munster progress from thr last eight this weekend.