Both players featured in the starting line-up for the Heineken Cup game against Llanelli Scarlets.  In the continued absence through injury of Shaun Payne, Cullen will vie with Mossy Lawlor for the number 15 shirt while Kelly's contenders named in the squad are Anthony Horgan, Ian Dowling and Brian Carney.

Paul O'Connell and Payne have resumed training and may be involved in one or both of Munster's remaining games in the League, but Trevor Halstead's recovery from knee injury is slow and it will be next week before it's known whether or not he will see any further action in a Munster shirt.

Munster Squad (26) for Magners League v Dragons.

C Cullen, M Lawlor, J Kelly, A Horgan, I Dowling, B Murphy, L Mafi, B Carney, R O'Gara, J Manning, B O'Meara, T O'Leary, M Horan, F Sheahan, J Flannery, D Fogarty, F Pucciariello, J Hayes, D O'Callaghan, C Wyatt, M O'Driscoll, A Quinlan, D Leamy, J O'Sullivan, D Wallace, A Foley capt.