Tomas O’Leary has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of a serious back problem.
By Declan Whooley
The London Irish man last appeared at the end of October against Harlequins but is now facing between four and six months on the sidelines.
The 29 year-old only joined the London side after finding his opportunites at Munster limited after injury set-backs and the emergence of Conor Murray.
O’Leary has had his fair share of injuries in the past, with a broken ankle ruling him out of the Lions tour to South Africa in 2009.
London Irish have said the scrum-half has undergone surgery to his lower back in what they have described as a ‘degenerative pre-existing injury’.
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