Chris Cloete faces months on the sidelines following surgery

The Munster squad returned to the High Performance Centre at UL today ahead of Friday night’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Edinburgh in Murrayfield (7.35pm).

Following the 21-10 victory over Glasgow Warriors at a sold-out Irish Independent Park on Friday night, Munster travel to the Scottish capital for their final game of this block in four days’ time.

Chris Cloete suffered a forearm fracture against Glasgow on Friday night and underwent a successful surgery on Saturday morning. The flanker is expected to be out for three to four months.

There is good news for Tommy O’Donnell as he has returned to full training following an AC joint injury and is available for selection on Friday night.

Niall Scannell is being assessed by the medical team after sustaining a knock to the ribs against Glasgow on Friday night.

Andrew Conway played no part in Friday night’s win over Glasgow Warriors and is continuing to receive treatment for a knee injury.

John Ryan and Rory Scannell have rejoined the Munster squad from international duty while Sammy Arnold has joined the Ireland camp for the next two days although he will return to Limerick ahead of Friday night’s game.

Ronan O’Mahony is set to miss the clash with Edinburgh due to a shoulder knock sustained away to Cardiff Blues earlier this month.

Academy player Fineen Wycherley injured his ankle playing for the Munster A/Development side against Germany’s Wild Rugby Academy on Thursday night and is awaiting the results of a scan.

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