Squad news: Munster coach Declan Kidney will send his strongest available squad to Wales for this weekend's Magners Celtic League clash with Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park.
Fresh from their nail-biting Heineken Cup semi-final win over Saracens in Coventry last weekend, Kidney's men are getting to spending time on the road. This will be the province's third away game in the space of six days after they lost to Ulster at Ravenhill last night.
Barry Murphy and Niall Ronan both picked up hand injuries in Belfast and are the only two excluded from the squad that traveled to the Ricoh Arena.
Murphy has endured a run of bad luck when playing in Belfast. Last night's injury is the third time has left the north injured.
Back in 2006, after he had established himself in the number 13 jersey a horrific ankle injury ended a season that culminated in Heineken Cup glory. Murphy watched the final that day from the stands in the company of among other walking wounded Christian Cullen and Frankie Sheahan
And once again Murphy will miss the final having dislocated his thumb last night which rules him out for 4-6 weeks. He had just fought his way back from the shoulder injury suffered in the A game against Ulster in Shaw's Bridge.
Ronan suffered a dislocation and a fracture (thumb) that rules him out for 6-8 weeks, while Keith Earls, who was forced off the bench with a stomach complaint, is recovering but not included for the Wales trip.
Those not involved in last night's game trained at Garryowen today while those in line to play AIL matcvhes this weekend will train with their respective clubs this evening.
Meanwhile provincial rivals and league leaders Leinster could lift the silverware as early as this Saturday evening should results go their way. Cardiff Blues, nine points adrift in second, are now the only team capable of catching Micheal Cheika's side.
Blues need to win both of their remaining games, at least one with maximum points, and hope that Leinster's opponents will deny the Irish province any match points from their outstanding fixtures to have any chance of catching Leinster.
Leinster on the other hand need just two match points, or less if Cardiff drop match points in Connacht tomorrow night. Should the Blues lose, Leinster will be crowned champions.
At the other end of the table Ulster's victory over Munster last night has pulled them eight points clear of bottom side Connacht. Three more points, or a reversal for Connacht, will secure Heineken Cup rugby at Ravenhill next season.
The challenge for the Heineken Cup play-off spot appears to be between Connacht and Newport Gwent Dragons, the Welsh Region being five points clear of Michael Bradley's team with a game in hand.
Munster: D Hurley, S Payne, D Howlett, I Dowling, K Lewis, B Carney, A Horgan, R Tipoki, L Mafi, P Stringer, T O'Leary, P Warwick, R O'Gara, M Horan, F Pucciariello, J Hayes, T Buckley, F Sheahan, J Flannery, D O'Callaghan, M O'Driscoll, P O'Connell, D Ryan, A Quinlan, D Wallace, D Leamy, A Foley.
