On the ditch

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged team for this weekend’s vital Heineken Cup clash with Wasps. There had been worries over the availability of Flannery, however both the Munster hooker and Wasps’ Ibanez are in the mix as their hearings will not take place until 24th January.

Munster: Shaun Payne; Brian Carney, Rua Tipoki, Lifeimi Mafi, Doug Howlett; Ronan O’Gara (capt), Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes; Donncha O’Callaghan, Mick O’Driscoll; Denis Leamy, David Wallace, Anthony Foley.
Replacements: Frank Sheahan, Tony Buckley, Donnacha Ryan, Alan Quinlan, Tomas O’Leary, Paul Warwick, Kieran Lewis.

Tags: Declan Kidney, HC08, Heineken Cup, Jerry Flannery, Munster, Raphael Ibanez, Wasps