The other two besides John Hayes who saw action in South Africa, David Wallace and Jerry Flannery, remain on the injured list as does Peter Stringer (calf strain) and Paul Warwick (foot ligament) while Doug Howlett gets a rest having played three games on the bounce.

Munster Squad (v Dragons): M Horan, J Brugnaut, T Buckley, J Hayes, D Fogarty, D Varley, M O'Driscoll, P O'Connell, D O'Callaghan, D Ryan, A Quinlan, T O'Donnell, D Leamy, N Williams, J Coughlan, T O'Leary, T Morland, R O'Gara, J Manning, L Mafi, J de Villiers, B Murphy, D Hurley, K Earls, F Jones