Also included in the 26 strong squad are Peter Stringer, Keith Earls, Denis Leamy, Alan Quinlan and Mick O'Driscoll who have all been released by Declan Kidney from the international squad that is due to assemble this evening in Cork to begin preparations for the RBS Six Nations game against England on Saturday week.

The Munster squad return tomorrow morning from their week long warm-weather camp in Lanzarote.

Munster Squad: D Hurley, D Howlett, R Tipoki, K Earls, K Lewis, L Mafi, C O'Boyle, J Manning, P Warwick, P Stringer, M Prendergast, D Williams, F Pucciarielllo, T Ryan, T Buckley, Daragh Hurley, D Fogarty, M Essex, M O'Driscoll, D Ryan, B Holland, A Quinlan, D Leamy, N Ronan, N Williams, J O'Sullivan.