Sidelined.

Munster have been hit by a triple injury blow ahead of their URC quarter-final clash against Ospreys at Thomond Park on Friday night.

Tom Ahern suffered an ankle/lower leg injury against Ulster and will go for a scan today, he is unavailable for the coming weeks.

Joey Carbery suffered a thumb injury versus Ulster and will be unavailable this week.

Rory Scannell will undergo surgery next week after suffering an ankle injury in the same game ruling him out for the rest of the season.

There is some good news on the injury front for Diarmuid Barron (foot), Josh Wycherley (face) & Antoine Frisch (leg/groin) as they all return to training this week.

Continuing to rehab: Dave Kilcoyne (shoulder), Roman Salanoa (knee), Jean Kleyn (knee/eye), Paddy Patterson (knee), Patrick Campbell (shoulder), Alex Nankivell (ankle)