With just over a week to go until the first of Munster’s Heineken Cup games, coach Alan Gaffney has just one injury worry, that of second-row Donncha O’Callaghan who picked up an injury when he returned from International training.

Other than that Munster supporters will be pleased to hear that Paul O’Connell and Jim Williams both return from injury for this weekend’s Celtic League match in place of Tom Bowman and Alan Quinlan respectively.

Denis Leamy has reclaimed his place on the team from David Wallace, while in the backs Rob Henderson replaces Mike Mullins at first centre with Shaun Payne moving into second centre and John Kelly will now start on the wing.

Munster (V Cardiff Blues): C Cullen; J Kelly, S Payne, R Henderson, A Horgan; R O’Gara, P Stringer; M Horan, F Sheahan, J Hayes; T Hogan, P O’Connell; J Williams, D Leamy, A Foley (capt).


Replacements:J Flannery, G McIlwham, T Bowman, A Quinlan, M Prendergast, P Burke, P Devlin.

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