With Marcus Horan and Dave Ryan ruled out through illness and injury respectively until after Christmas, and Darragh Hurley also on the injured list Munster today confirmed that the 27 year du Preez would be joining the squad until the end of January.

Du Preez was originally omitted from the Sprinboks squad but called up over the weekend along with Cheetahs teammate Adriaan Strauss.

Subject to obtaining clearance from his home Union, obtaining a work permit and passing the normal medical procedures, he will join up with the squad in time for the Ospreys game that takes place the week before Munster resume their Heineken Cup campaign at home to Perpignan.