European Cup: Munster will announce an extended squad for Sunday's Heineken European Cup clash with Leicester Tigers following a training session in Cork today.
Coach Declan Kidney is expected to name both Ronan O'Gara and Paul O'Connell in the travelling party for the game at Welford Road.
The Ireland outhalf was injured after just nine minutes of last weekend's Celtic League game against Edinburgh but his damaged shoulder responded well to treatment and he took a full part in Monday's session.
O'Connell missed the Edinburgh match after damaging a hip flexor muscle in training last week, and although he took no part in the contact aspect of Monday's session, it was more a precaution than a suggestion he could miss out on Sunday.
The defending champions will be without mid-term injury victims Anthony Horgan (knee), Christian Cullen (shoulder) and hooker Jerry Flannery, who will be confined to the sidelines for a while longer.
Leinster await the outcome of last night's disciplinary hearing involving hooker Brian Blaney before releasing their squad for Saturday's game against Gloucester at Lansdowne Road.
The verdict following last night's hearing by the IRFU Disciplinary Committee will be announced this morning.
The province's main injury concern centres on scrumhalf Chris Whitaker, who hasn't played since sustaining a trapped nerve in the Magners League game against Connacht.
Cillian Willis, who is on a development contract, will make the match 22 after scrumhalf Guy Easterby broke his jaw for the third time at the weekend.
The versatile Cameron Jowitt is expected to recover from a shoulder injury and should be available for selection.
Malcolm O'Kelly and Girvan Dempsey - the latter missed the Borders game but will be fine - are expected to play their 50th European Cup games for Leinster, an achievement they would dearly love to mark with a victory against an in-form Gloucester.
Ulster coach Mark McCall must await definitive fitness reports on centre Paul Steinmetz (shoulder) and wing Tommy Bowe (hamstring) - both of whom missed the victory over Cardiff - with a view to Saturday's game against the French aristocrats and former European champions Toulouse at Ravenhill.
The match is all but sold out, only a few tickets remaining in a Ballymena sports shop.
Connacht are also expected to confirm a squad, at lunch-time today, for their European Challenge Cup game against Harlequins at the Sportsground on Friday night.
