Munster coach Declan Kidney will confirm his team for tomorrow's Celtic League tie with the Dragons at Musgrave Park at lunchtime today. He includes fringe players like Brian Tuohy, Frank Murphy, Barry Keeshan, Damian Varley, Donncha Ryan and Anthony Kavanagh in the extended squad.
Meanwhile, England face being without the Bath outhalf Olly Barkley for the entire Six Nations campaign after he had an operation on the thumb he dislocated against Leinster on Sunday.
Prop Phil Vickery will also be out of action until the end of April at least. He will have a back operation tomorrow to relieve pressure on a nerve root caused by a disc protrusion.
MUNSTER SQUAD: S Payne, I Dowling, P Devlin, M Lawler, A Horgan, G Connolly, B Touhy, B Murphy, T Halstead, A Pitout, J Kelly, M Prendergast, T O'Leary, F Murphy, P Burke, B Keeshan, F Pucciariello, T Buckley, E McGovern, F Roche, D Fogarty, D Varley, M O'Driscoll, T Hogan, D Ryan, A Foley, S Keogh, J O'Connor, A Kavanagh.
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