Beirne, Kilcoyne and Coombes ruled out of Exeter tie

Ireland internationals Tadhg Beirne, Dave Kilcoyne and Gavin Coombes have all been ruled out of Munster's Heineken Champions Cup clash away to Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.

In a serious blow to Johann van Graan’s plans for the two-legged tie, the trio have been ruled out for the away fixture at least, with fellow international Andrew Conway continuing to rehab his knee injury.

Number 8 Coombes - pictured above - limped off in the weekend’s defeat to Leinster in the URC and will undergo a scan on his ankle.

Versatile forward Beirne, a key part of the Munster pack this season, is awaiting a specialist review on his thigh injury, while prop Kilcoyne will begin a period of rehabilitation after seeing a specialist for a neck injury.

The province confirmed that Jack Daly (ankle), Mike Haley (knee), Jean Kleyn (leg), Liam O’Connor (knee) and Simon Zebo (HIA) all returned to full training.