Munster head-coach Johann van Graan is hopeful that Joey Carbery will be fit to face Leinster in the Guinness Pro14 on Saturday.
The out-half is with the Irish squad today having recovered from an ankle injury which he first suffered in August and he'll train with Munster on Thursday.
Van Graan insists they'll only play Carbery against his former province if he's "100 percent" ready to return:
“It’s possible. A few things still need to go right. He did a bit of training with us on Thursday and obviously he’ll go to the stocktake of the national team and then we won’t train again after Monday until Thursday.
“So, we’ll see him back on Thursday and then we’ll make a decision on his availability.
“Like I said, I’m not going to put him on the field if he’s not 100% right so we’ll make that call if the call is in our hands on Thursday. What I mean by that is if he keeps improving day in, day out.
“The one thing that Joey knows is he’ll have to fight his way back into the team, possibly from the bench. He can also full-back, so there’s a few options available for us. If and when he becomes available, I really looking to get him back into this team.
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