Munster Name Near Full Strength Squad

Munster have named a near full strength squad for the Magners League clash with Connacht at Thomond Park on Saturday (7.30).

The one omission from the side that saw off the Ospreys last Sunday in the Heineken Cup is  Donncha O’Callaghan who is given the weekend off while Donncha Ryan, Michael Essex and Nick Williams are added.

Munster: D Hurley,  P Warwick; D Howlett, K Earls, L Mafi, B Murphy,  I Dowling; R O’Gara, P Stringer, T O’Leary; T Buckley, M Horan,  J Hayes, M Essex, J Flannery,  D Fogarty, M O’Driscoll,  P O’Connell, D Ryan, A Quinlan, D Wallace, N Ronan, D Leamy., N Williams.