Munster have been boosted by the return of six players to training ahead of Saturday's BKT URC clash away to Benetton.
Clayton McMillan's side return to action for the first time since losing their Challenge Cup round of 16 clash at Exeter 10 days ago.
They sit seventh in the URC table ahead of the visit to Italy having lost their last two URC games, the double-header in South Africa against Sharks and Bulls.
The 2023 URC winners may be able to call upon the services of Ireland wing Calvin Nash, and forwards Diarmuid Barron and Brian Gleeson, who have all completed their return-to-play protocols.
In addition, props Oli Jager (foot), Conor Bartley (neck) and lock Jean Kleyn (ankle) have all returned to training ahead of the meeting with Benetton, who are 12th in the standings.
"I think we're obviously at the business end of the season, and to have the experience available again with the likes of Oli Jager and Jean Kleyn is really good news, gives the squad a lift," forwards coach Alex Codling told RTÉ Sport.
"They're both quality operators, quality people, and obviously a lot of experience, so we're delighted to see them back on the training field."
The Italians lost 44-41 to Exeter in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals last weekend, after Munster had previously been beaten by the Chiefs the week before.
And Codling says it has been helpful getting to see how this week's opponents fared against the same opposition.
"You obviously watch the game live, you've obviously got things on your mind, you've identified potential things you want to go after or potential threats, and it either sort of confirms or the opposite really when you watch it.
"But they [Benetton] are a quality team, we've got massive respect for them. Obviously attack-wise, they've really lit up the last couple of games, scoring 78 points, and their offloading game is key.
"But we're looking to reproduce that form we've shown against the Bulls. We're all obviously disappointed in our performance against the Chiefs, and we're looking forward to going out to Italy and putting on a performance for our supporters."
Munster's season is delicately balanced heading into the final four rounds of the URC, two points clear of Connacht in ninth, but only five points off the home quarter-final places.
With three of their final four games against sides in play-off contention, the province's season has the potential to swing either way.
And having produced a late rally to secure their Champions Cup spot this time last year, they are hopeful that experience will stand to them in the next five weeks.
"I think the first thing is we've obviously got experience of it last year, so I think you've got things to draw on," Codling said.
"I think secondly, it's really just about focusing on the game ahead. The permutations, you get drawn into the wider picture of 'could haves' and the permutations of different results for us, it's around really just focussing on the things we're looking to go after, training well this week, and then just putting our game on the pitch.
"As I said, you saw that against the Bulls a couple of weeks ago. We know we've got to get back to that, rather than what we saw last weekend."
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