Shaun Payne, Rob Henderson and Frederico Pucciariello have been included in an extended 27-man Munster squad for the Heineken Cup date with Gwent Dragons at Thomond Park this weekend.
MUNSTER SQUAD (v Bourgoin):
Forwards (13): John Hayes, Marcus Horan, Frank Roche, Federico Pucciariello, Jerry Flannery, Denis Fogarty, Donncha O’Callaghan, Mike O’Driscoll, Trevor Hogan, Denis Leamy, David Wallace, Anthony Foley, Stephen Keogh;
Backs (14): Mossy Lawlor, Shaun Payne, Anthony Horgan, Barry Murphy, Gary Connolly, Rob Henderson, Trevor Halstead, Anthon Pitout, John Kelly, Anthony Horgan, Jeremy Manning, Ronan O’Gara, Tomas O’Leary, Peter Stringer.