Munster to give Peter O'Mahony every chance to prove fitness for Leinster semi-final

Munster say they will give Peter O'Mahony every opportunity to prove his fitness for Saturday's BKT United Rugby Championship semi-final against Leinster (live on RTÉ2, RTÉ Player and RTÉ Radio 1).

The Munster captain is a doubt for Saturday's game at the Aviva Stadium having suffered an elbow injury in last weekend's 14-5 win against the Glasgow Warriors, while hooker Diarmuid Barron is also in danger of missing the game due to a shoulder issue.

The coaching staff will have been reassured to see both players take some part in this afternoon's training session at Thomond Park, having seen RG Snyman, Conor Murray, Malakai Fekitoa and Calvin Nash all ruled out because of concussion.

Forwards coach Andi Kyriacou says they will give the players as much time as they need to recover.

"He [O'Mahony] just did some stuff [in training] in terms of getting himself mobile, moving again and very much connected with what was going on on the field," Kyriacou said.

"We are just going to listen to our medics, we will keep assessing him hour to hour, day to day, and give him as much time as we can to hopefully get him through and get him playing but we have to take the lead off all the medics and ultimately what his body tell us as we roll into the weekend."

The province have rallied late in the season to reach the last four of the URC, with two wins and a draw from their last three games - and all away from home - seeing them set up a semi-final against Leinster, who are chasing a league and European double.

It's 12 years since Munster last beat their main rivals in a knock-out game, and Kyriacou (above) believes it would be a major turning stepping stone for the group if they could turn over Leo Cullen's side this week.

"It would be a huge