O'Mahony and Jager out of Munster's South African trip, Burns, Daly and Scannell fit to travel 

Ffollowing Saturday’s clash against Leinster, Diarmuid Barron failed a HIA and is following the return-to-play protocols.

COMEBACK TRAIL: Shane Daly during Munster rugby squad training. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster have arrived in Cape Town without the services of Peter O'Mahony and Oli Jager ahead of Saturday’s URC round five clash against DHL Stormers.

Backrow O'Mahony and prop Jager are listed as "continuing to rehab" having sustained hamstring and neck injuries, respectively, in the 23-0 win over Ospreys in Cork.

A 32-player squad has been selected for the two games in South Africa with a match against Sharks in Durban on Saturday week completing the tour.

Five academy players are included – props Ronan Foxe and Kieran Ryan, lock Evan O’Connell, flanker Ruadhán Quinn and back three player Ben O’Connor.

Emerging Ireland captain Alex Kendellen, scrum-half Ethan Coughlan, O’Connell and O’Connor stayed in South Africa on completion of their tour and have met the squad in Cape Town.

Alex Nankivell (shoulder), Tom Ahern (ankle) and Ruadhán Quinn (head) all returned to action in the loss to Leinster and came through the game with no issues.

Billy Burns (shoulder), Shane Daly (elbow) and Rory Scannell (ankle) have all returned to full training and travelled with the squad.

Following Saturday’s clash against Leinster, Diarmuid Barron failed a HIA and is following the return-to-play protocols. Barron has travelled with the squad and is unavailable for Saturday’s clash against Stormers.

Meanwhile, Paddy Patterson (knee), Diarmuid Kilgallen (leg), Brian Gleeson (shoulder), Thaakir Abrahams (thigh) and Liam Coombes (leg) are on track to be available for selection next month.

Mark Donnelly has undergone ankle surgery following an injury sustained on the Emerging Ireland tour and will be unavailable for six to eight weeks, while Josh Wycherley had neck surgery last week and will be out for four months.

Dave Kilcoyne (ankle), Jager (neck), O’Mahony (hamstring), Patrick Campbell (shoulder), Cian Hurley (knee), Edwin Edogbo (Achilles), Roman Salanoa (knee) are continuing to rehab their respective injuries.

Munster Squad For SA Tour:

Forwards: Diarmuid Barron, Scott Buckley, Eoghan Clarke, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, Ronan Foxe, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Kieran Ryan, Tom Ahern, Tadhg Beirne, Jean Kleyn, Evan O'Connell, Fineen Wycherley, Gavin Coombes, John Hodnett, Alex Kendellen, Jack O'Donoghue, Ruadhán Quinn.

Backs: Craig Casey, Ethan Coughlan, Conor Murray, Billy Burns, Jack Crowley, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Seán O'Brien, Rory Scannell, Shane Daly, Mike Haley, Calvin Nash, Ben O'Connor.