As expected, both John Hayes and Ian Dowling are included in Declan Kidney's Munster squad as the province prepare to welcome Clermont Auvergne to Thomond Park on Sunday.
Hayes returned to training today having recovered from the neck injury that forced his early retirement against Wasps while Dowling has overcome the bout of illness that saw him miss the Heineken Cup curtain raiser in Coventry.
However, Paul O'Connell remains sidelined while back-up scrumhalf Tomas O'Leary has been laid low with a dose of pneumonia.
Elsewhere, it's a case of as you were for Kidney as Munster seek to get their European campaign back on track against a French outfit not lacking in confidence. Kidney is due to name his starting XV on Friday afternoon.
Munster (v Clermont-Auvergne): M Horan, F Pucciariello, J Hayes, T Buckley, J Flannery, F Sheahan, D O'Callaghan, D Ryan, M O'Driscoll, A Quinlan, D Wallace, J Paringatai, A Foley, D Leamy, P Stringer, T O'Leary, R O'Gara (capt), P Warwick, A Horgan, I Dowling, B Carney, R Tipoki, L Mafi, K Lewis, S Payne, D Hurley.
