Connacht have lost Denis Buckley for the season while fellow prop Nathan White has the slimmest hope of making a potential Guinness PRO12 final.
The westerners' 14-7 win over Glasgow Warriors came at a mammoth cost.
Connacht lost three props to injury during the space of an hour and had hooker J.P Cooney filling in at loose-head for the final 20 minutes.
This afternoon, the province released a disheartening injury update. It's one that will see them stretched to their limits against Glasgow in Saturday's semi-final.
Buckley's ankle injury means he will miss the remainder of the season and will not tour with Ireland to South Africa. The loose-head was set for an international call-up due to an outstanding season and the ongoing injury niggles of Cian Healy.
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White's calf continues to hamper his return to play. He is out of Saturday's semi-final but could, all things going well, make a May 28 final.
There is a ray of light for Connacht as props Finlay Bealham and Rodney Ah You have both passed all their return-to-play after sustaining concussion against Glasgow.
Danie Poolman will not be fit in time for the match but Craig Ronaldson and versatile prop Ronan Loughney have been cleared for returns.
On Monday, Glasgow had prop Sila Puafisi banned for three weeks - for his red card offence in Galway - and centre Alex Dunbar was ruled out for the season.
We’ll wait and see… Leinster and Ireland face a nervous wait over the Tadhg Furlong decision, with the prop cited over an incident against Munster on the weekend, where he allegedly grabbed Gavin Coombes in the groin. A statement from the URC reads: “Leinster Rugby’s Tadhg Furlong has been cited for an incident that occurred […]
Big allegations! The big story coming out of yesterday’s match was the allegation made by Munster’s Gavin Coombes. The No 8 alleged that he had been grabbed in the groin by a Leinster player at a ruck. At the time, the TMO and referee had a look at the alleged incident, but could not find […]
A sensational team! With Leinster welcoming Munster to the Aviva Stadium today, here is our combined XV of the 21st century. Argue amongst yourselves! Loosehead prop – Cian Healy One of the easier selection in the side, without disrespecting the other options. The Leinsterman was really just that good, and was a true trailblazer as […]
