Jerry Flannery will be out of action for up to six weeks after a scan revealed he had torn a calf muscle during Munster's win over Ulster at Thomond Park last Saturday night.
Flannery came on as a second half substitute and injured his calf in the last minute of Munster's victory.
The hooker had previously only recently returned to action after a calf injury to his other leg.
The Munster man will miss rounds five and six of the Heineken Cup as well as the opening two games on the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Italy and France.
Ahead of the Magners League game against Glasgow on Saturday at Musgrave Park, James Coughlan returns to Tony McGahan's squad after seeing a specialist who confirmed his cheekbone injury was not as serious as first thought.The Munster team will be announced at 12.00pm on Friday.
Munster squad v Glasgow in Magners League on Saturday, 8 January at Musgrave Park, kick-off 7.30pm:Wian Du Preez, Darragh Hurley, Tony Buckley, John Hayes, Peter Borlase, Mike Sherry, Damien Varley, Billy Holland, Donncha O'Callaghan, Mick O'Driscoll, Donnacha Ryan, Niall Ronan, James Coughlan, Tommy O'Donnell, David Wallace, Denis Leamy, Tomas O'Leary, Peter Stringer, Scott Deasy, Ronan O'Gara, Paul Warwick, Johne Murphy, Sam Tuitupou, Keith Earls, Lifeimi Mafi, Denis Hurley, Doug Howlett.
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