Conor Murray looks set to make his return from injury for Munster in Sunday's Heineken Champions Cup opener against Toulouse at Thomond Park (live on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player).
The scrum-half has been sidelined with a groin injury since early November, suffering the knock in the first half of Ireland's 19-16 win against South Africa on 5 November.
Murray returned to team training this week and looks set to contest the No 9 shirt with Craig Casey, who has covered for him both provincially and internationally in recent weeks.
Mike Haley is also on track to be fit. The full-back missed the recent BKT United Rugby Championship win against Edinburgh having suffered a head injury in the win against Connacht on 26 November, but he is expected to complete the return to play protocols in the coming days.
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However, Munster will be without Simon Zebo for the opening rounds of the Champions Cup.
The wing picked up a "low-grade" knee injury in Friday night's win in Scotland, with the province saying he will be sidelined for "the coming weeks".
Watch Munster v Toulouse in the Heineken Champions Cup live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 2.30pm on Sunday, or listen to live commentary on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1.
