Joey Carbery, Dave Kilcoyne, Conor Murray and Peter O’Mahony could all be involved in Munster’s crunch URC tie with Leinster at Thomond Park next Saturday (kick-off 4pm).
However, the knee injury Andrew Conway sustained against England leaves him as a short- to medium-term absentee, with Johann van Graan unwilling to speculate as to whether this will rule him out of Munster’s ensuing Heineken Champions Cup last 16 two-legged tie with Exeter.
Furthermore, Tadhg Beirne sustained a low-grade thigh injury in Ireland’s win over Scotland, Jean Kleyn will undergo a scan on the leg strain which forced his late withdrawal against Benetton last Friday and Simon Zebo is undergoing the return to play protocols.
Mike Haley (knee) has progressed well with his initial rehabilitation while RG Snyman (knee), Jack Daly (ankle), Liam O’Connor (knee) and James French (knee) remain sidelined.

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