Season over for Tommy O’Donnell

Munster flanker Tommy O'Donnell has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery for a shoulder injury.

O’Donnell underwent surgery for the injury he sustained against Scarlets in round 18. The flanker has been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign and joins a significant rehabilitation list, with Keith Earls, Tyler Bleyendaal, Duncan Williams, Chris Cloete, Jaco Taute and Chris Farrell already sidelined.

Following the British and Irish Cup quarter-final against Leinster A on Friday, hooker Kevin O’Byrne will require further medical review for a hip injury he sustained in the first half

After a bruising and battering encounter against French heavyweights Toulon on Saturday, the Munster squad will depart for South Africa today.

Joining the 23 will be Brian Scott, Dave O’Callaghan, Conor Oliver, Dan Goggin and academy player Calvin Nash.

The 28-man squad plus team management will travel from Dublin to Cape Town, via Dubai, tomorrow. The group will then base themselves in Cape Town, and travel to George and Bloemfontein for their respective PRO14 encounters against Southern Kings and Cheetahs.

For the return journey the province will depart from Johannesburg to arrive in Dublin on Sunday April 15.