Leamy And Ryan Expected To Feature For Munster : Irish Rugby

Denis Leamy and Donnacha Ryan, who were both unavailable for Munster last weekend, are expected to feature in the province's squad for their crucial RaboDirect PRO12 clash with the Ospreys in Swansea on Saturday.

Denis Leamy (hip) and Donnacha Ryan (foot) were not considered for last weekend's home match against Edinburgh.

In their absence, Munster still managed to claim an impressive bonus point win over a Scottish outfit who rode into Limerick on the crest of a wave following victories over Benetton Treviso, London Irish and Racing Metro 92.

Their opponents this weekend, the Ospreys, have lost just one game in the RaboDirect PRO12 this season, going down 28-17 at Glasgow in round 7, and their only home defeat in the league in the last twelve months was a 22-20 loss to Munster last April.

But revenge for that reversal was sweet, coming as it did at Thomond Park earlier this season when the Ospreys ended an eight-match winning run for Munster against the Welsh regions.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has joined a host of political, sporting and broadcasting legends to send a message of support to the Irish Women's Rugby Squad ahead of the forthcoming Women's Rugby World Cup, which begins in Paris on 1st August. Good luck messages from Eamon Dunphy, John Giles, Liam Brady, Olympians Ronnie Delaney, John Tracey, Rob Heffernan and Derval O'Rourke, the Dublin Women's GAA team, Northern Ireland Minister for Culture Arts and Leisure Carál ní Chuilín, Tánaiste Joan Burton, broadcasters, Irish senior men's team players, domestic grassroots rugby teams and schoolgirl rugby players.

Head coach Philip Doyle and try-scoring captain Fiona Coghlan give their reaction after Ireland's 27-7 win over Wales in their final Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Malahide.