A sobering weekend in the Heineken Cup has been compounded with a number of injuries to key players.
By Declan Whooley
Thankfully the injury to Tommy Bowe was not as bad as first feared, but the winger is a doubt for the Six Nations after ‘significant lateral ligament damage’ to his right knee. He is certainly out of the final two Pool games in the Heineken Cup and the Six Nations is touch and go at this early stage.
Richardt Strauss has today been ruled out for four weeks after sustaining an arm injury in the defeat to Clermont Auvergne at the weekend. The recently capped Irish international underwent scans yesterday and the news is that he will be out of action for the final two games in Leinster’s pool.
Munster fans will be relieved that full-back Felix Jones only suffered a dead-leg after limping off in the away defeat to Saracens yesterday. It was feared that the injury-plagued international had succumbed to yet another set-back, but confirmed it is not as serious as first feared.
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