Mick O’Driscoll has been ruled out of the Munster squad for Sunday’s Magners League game against the Cardiff Blues. The second-row has been ruled out with the ankle injury that he picked-up during last weekend’s defeat to Biarritz, while Paul O’Connell also remains out of action. Ian Dowling and Doug Howlett have once again been ommitted after they were late withdrawals from the team to play in San Sebastian last weekend. Munster squad to play Cardiff: Marcus Horan, Tony Buckley, Julian Brugnaut, Dave Ryan, John Hayes, Damien Varley, Jerry Flannery, Denis Fogarty, Billy Holland, Donncha O’Callaghan, Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Nick Williams, James Coughlan, Niall Ronan, Tomas O’Leary, Peter Stringer, Ronan O’Gara, Paul Warwick, Lifeimi Mafi, Jean De Villiers, Danny Barnes, Denis Hurley, Keith Earls, Scott Deasy, Tom Gleeson.