CONOR MURRAY IS one of four players that Munster have welcomed back to training ahead of their return to Champions Cup Rugby action against Saracens this weekend.
Diarmuid Barron (shoulder), Diarmuid Kilgallen (wrist), Jack OโDonoghue (shoulder) and Murray (elbow) have all returned to team training for Saturdayโs game at Thomond Park, which kicks off at 5.30pm.
The Ulster Rugby Performance Medicine Team have issued a squad update ahead of the provinceโs Investec Champions Cup Round 3 fixture v Leicester Tigers this Saturday.
Peter OโMahonyโs availability will be determined later in the week with Munster revealing today he continues to improve from a โcalf contusionโ.
๐๏ธ SQUAD UPDATE | See the latest news from Munster camp as preparations continue for Saturday's huge #InvestecChampionsCup clash against Saracens at Thomond Park ๐
โ Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) January 6, 2025
Diarmuid Barron, Diarmuid Kilgallen, Jack O'Donoghue & Conor Murray all return to training.#MUNvSAR #SUAF ๐ด
Munsterโs list of players absent for the game as they continue to rehaibilitate from injuries is โ Dave Kilcoyne (thigh), Scott Buckley (calf), Alex Nankivell (hamstring), Thaakir Abrahams (shoulder), Craig Casey (knee), Jean Kleyn (thigh), Liam Coombes (chest), Seรกn OโBrien (leg), Jeremy Loughman (hip), Josh Wycherley (neck), Mark Donnelly (ankle), Patrick Campbell (shoulder), Cian Hurley (knee), Edwin Edogbo (Achilles), and Roman Salanoa (knee).
Elsehwere, Michael Lowry is out for Ulsterโs trip to face Leicester Tigers next Saturday night in the Champions Cup, but Iain Henderson returns to be available for selection.
Lowry suffered a thigh muscle injury in the recent game against Connacht and will now miss out on the tie at Welford Road.
In better news for Ulster, Henderson is back available, along with Ethan McIlroy and Callum Reid.
Other Ulster players currently unavailable for selection due to injury are: Robert Baloucoune (calf), Stuart McCloskey (hamstring), Ben Moxham (knee), James Hume (knee), Marcus Rea (toe), Sean Reffell (ankle), Tom Stewart (hamstring), and Jacob Stockdale (hamstring).
Squad Update โ๏ธ
โ Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) January 6, 2025
The Performance Medicine Team have issued a squad update ahead of our @ChampionsCup fixture v Leicester Tigers this weekend.
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Rob Herring (calf) was injured during the warm-up before the Connacht game and his availability will be monitored through training this week, while Stewart Moore (thigh) has resumed team training.
Following confirmation of Tom OโTooleโs suspension for a red card offence against Munster last month, the prop will be suspended for Ulsterโs next three fixtures and Irelandโs opening Six Nations games against England and Scotland.
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