The Munster squad are preparing at the HPC ahead of Friday\u2019s home pre-season game against Premiership champions Bath at Virgin Media Park (7pm).<\/p>\n
Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 39 Munster players were in action at the weekend as a 31-man squad faced Gloucester with eight players in Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Challenge Cup action for their clubs.<\/p>\n Preparations for the new season stepped up at Kingsholm and there was good news on the injury front with no concerns for the 31 players who featured in Clayton McMillan\u2019s first game as Head Coach.<\/p>\n In a further boost, Shane Daly, Jeremy Loughman, Ethan Coughlan, Oli Jager and Lee Barron all made successful returns from injury in the clash.<\/p>\n With almost three weeks until the URC campaign kicks off away to Scarlets, the following players are increasing their training load and beginning to reintegrate to team training: Jean Kleyn (knee), Diarmuid Barron (shoulder), Edwin Edogbo (back) and Roman Salanoa (knee).<\/p>\n There were eight Munster players in action for their clubs at the weekend in the Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n Senior players Conor Bartley, Fionn Gibbons and Academy scrum-half Jake O\u2019Riordan featured for Young Munster as they defeated Clonmel RFC.<\/p>\n Academy out-half Dylan Hicks and hooker Danny Sheahan were in action for Cork Constitution, with Hicks making his debut for the club, as they beat Dolphin RFC.<\/p>\n Academy centre Gordon Wood and prop Ronan Foxe helped Garryowen to victory away to Old Crescent.<\/p>\n Darragh McSweeney made his debut for current holders Nenagh Ormond as they beat UL Bohemian.<\/p>\n Tickets<\/p>\n Friday, September 12\u00a0<\/p>\n Pre-Season: Munster Rugby v Bath Rugby, Virgin Media Park, 7pm;\u00a0Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, October 4<\/p>\n URC Round 2: Munster Rugby v Cardiff Rugby, Thomond Park, 7.45pm;\u00a0Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Friday, October 10<\/p>\n URC Round 3: Munster Rugby v Edinburgh, Virgin Media Park, 7.45pm;\u00a0Buy tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, October 25<\/p>\n URC Round 5: Munster Rugby v Connacht, Thomond Park, 7.45pm;\u00a0Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, November 1<\/p>\n Munster Rugby v Argentina XV, Thomond Park, 5pm;\u00a0Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, November 29<\/p>\n URC Round 6: Munster Rugby v DHL Stormers, Thomond Park, 5.30pm;\u00a0Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, December 13<\/p>\n