Munster name 27 man squad

Kidney has gone for extra cover because of knocks picked up by Niall Ronan and Denis Fogarty but he is expected to reduce his squad to a travelling party of 24. The squad will train in Limerick on Wednesday and the starting line-up will be announced on Thursday.

Munster Squad: S Payne, K Earls, I Dowling, A Horgan, K Lewis, R Tipoki, L Mafi, J Manning, P Warwick, D Williams, G Hurley, T O'Leary, F Pucciariello, Darragh Hurley, T Buckley, T Ryan, D Fogarty, S Cronin, M Essex, M Melbourne, M O'Driscoll, B Holland, N Ronan, T O'Donnell, D Sherry, J Coughlan, A Foley.