Craig Casey, of Munster, in action against MJ Pelser, of Zebre Parma, in their URC fixture at Virgin Media Park last season | PICTURE: Sportsfile
THE Munster Rugby squad is preparing at the High Performance Centre at UL ahead of Friday night’s URC Round 11 clash against Zebre at Virgin Media Park in Cork, 7.35pm, live TG4.
The Munster squad has been boosted by the return of Craig Casey, Tom Ahern and Jeremy Loughman from international duty with the Ireland Six Nations squad ahead of Friday night’s clash in Cork.
On the injury front, Academy back-row forward Ruadhán Quinn has completed the return to play protocols and is available for selection.
Some 25 players lined out for Munster Rugby in the high-scoring encounter against Harlequins on Friday night, including eight Academy players and two young club players.
Following the game against 'Quins at Twickenham Stoop, Munster report that Academy duo Shay McCarthy (ankle) and Daniel Okeke (elbow) will go for scans and are unavailable this week.
Continuing to Rehab: Simon Zebo (knee), Patrick Campbell (shoulder), John Hodnett (finger), Paddy Patterson (knee), Jack O’Donoghue (knee), Dave Kilcoyne (shoulder), Diarmuid Barron (foot), Jean Kleyn (eye/knee), Liam Coombes (shoulder), Roman Salanoa (knee).
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