Peter O'Mahony, of Munster, in action against Jack Goodhue, of Castres Olympique, during the Champions Cup pool clash in France last month | PICTURE: Sportsfile
THE Munster Rugby squad has started preparations at their High Performance Centre at UL ahead of Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup Round 4 clash away to Northampton Saints, 3.15pm, live on Premier Sports.
Saturday’s win over Saracens moved Munster up to second in Pool 3 ahead of the weekend’s final round of fixtures.
On the injury front, Munster report that Conor Murray (elbow), Jack O’Donoghue (shoulder) and Diarmuid Barron (shoulder) all made successful returns against Saracens and came through the game with no issues.
Diarmuid Kilgallen (wrist) also trained fully last week with no issues.
Shane Daly failed a HIA on Saturday evening and will enter the graduated return-to-play protocols.
Peter O’Mahony (calf contusion) will increase his training load and a decision on his availability will be made later in the week.
Mark Donnelly has recovered from the ankle injury he sustained on Emerging Ireland duty and returns to full training this week.
Continuing to rehab: Dave Kilcoyne (thigh), Scott Buckley (calf), Alex Nankivell (hamstring), Thaakir Abrahams (shoulder), Craig Casey (knee), Jean Kleyn (thigh), Liam Coombes (chest), Seán O’Brien (leg), Jeremy Loughman (hip), Josh Wycherley (neck), Patrick Campbell (shoulder), Cian Hurley (knee), Edwin Edogbo (Achilles), Roman Salanoa (knee).
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