Earls and Flannery back in two weeks

THERE was encouraging news for Munster's legions of fans with both Jerry Flannery and Keith Earls due back in action in two weeks time. Whether either of them will be thrown in for the London Irish game remains to be seen.

On the bleak side, Ian Dowling is out for at least three months with Felix Jones unlikely to play before the quarter final stages of the Heineken Cup because of a cruciate ligament injury.

Coach Tony McGahan has named an unchanged squad for the Magners League clash with Leinster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (7.30pm)

The impressive win over Glasgow Warriors in Firhill last Friday night is a timely boost for Munster and there is a fierce determination in the camp to prevent a run of five victories in succession by the Leinster side over their southern rivals.

Munster Squad: Wian Du Preez, Marcus Horan, Mike Sherry, Sean Henry, Damien Varley, John Hayes, Darragh Hurley, Tony Buckley, Billy Holland, Donnacha Ryan, Donncha O’Callaghan, Mick O’Driscoll, Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Niall Ronan, Denis Leamy, Peter O’Mahony, James Coughlan, Tomás O’Leary, Peter Stringer, Ronan O’Gara, Scott Deasy, Paul Warwick, Danny Barnes, Lifemi Mafi, Johne Murphy, Sam Tuitupou, Doug Howlett, Denis Hurley.