Crowley fit for Munster's play-off trip to Sharks
Ireland fly-half Jack Crowley has been passed fit for Munster's United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Sharks in Durban on Saturday (17:30 BST).
Crowley has been struggling with a rib injury which led to scrum-half Craig Casey taking over goal-kicking duties in the win over Benetton earlier this month.
Fit-again hookers Diarmuid Barron and Niall Scannell and loose-head prop Jeremy Loughman will also travel with the squad to South Africa.
Loughman has not played since Munster's Investec Champions Cup win away to La Rochelle on 5 April.
Oli Jager (head), Ethan Coughlan (hamstring), Billy Burns (shoulder), Shane Daly (hamstring) and Roman Salanoa (knee) remain unavailable to interim head coach Ian Costello.
2022-23 champions Munster secured sixth place in the URC regular-season standings with successive bonus-point wins over Ulster and Benetton to set up a quarter-final against the Sharks, who are third seeds.
The South African side won 41-24 when the teams met at Kings Park in Durban in October.
Forwards: Tom Ahern, Stephen Archer, Diarmuid Barron, Lee Barron, Tadhg Beirne (capt), Gavin Coombes, Ronan Foxe, John Hodnett, Alex Kendellen, Jean Kleyn, Jeremy Loughman, Michael Milne, Jack O'Donoghue, Peter O'Mahony, John Ryan, Niall Scannell, Fineen Wycherley, Josh Wycherley.
Backs: Thaakir Abrahams, Tony Butler, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Tom Farrell, Mike Haley, Diarmuid Kilgallen, Conor Murray, Alex Nankivell, Calvin Nash, Sean O'Brien, Paddy Patterson, Rory Scannell, Andrew Smith.
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