Leinster Rugby head coach Leo Cullen has issued an injury update ahead of Friday’s BKT United Rugby Championship game at the RDS Arena
After a historic weekend for Irish Rugby, the focus now turns to the rugby championship where Leinster will host DHL Stormers at the RDS on Friday. After fifteen rounds Leinster sit on top of the table twelve points ahead of the visitors. Ed Byrne has returned to full training after picking up a knee injury before Christmas which forced him to watch from the sidelines, he was in contention to be part of Andy Farrell’s six nations team before he picked up the injury.
Tommy O’Brien: has returned to full training after recovering from an ACL injury
INJURY UPDATE – FURTHER ASSESSMENT REQUIRED:
- Garry Ringrose: will continue to follow the Graduated Return to Play Protocols with Leinster Rugby
- Hugo Keenan: will continue to follow the Graduated Return to Play Protocols with Leinster Rugby
- Caelan Doris: will continue to follow the Graduated Return to Play Protocols with Leinster Rugby
INJURY UPDATE – UNAVAILABLE FOR SELECTION:
- Johnny Sexton: will have a scan today on a groin injury picked up in Saturday’s Six Nation’s game against England
- Jamie Osborne: Sustained a knee ligament injury in the game against Edinburgh and will be unavailable for a number of weeks
There are no further updates on Rónan Kelleher (shoulder), Joe McCarthy (ankle), Cormac Foley (hamstring), Martin Moloney (knee) and Charlie Ngatai (hamstring)
