LEINSTER AND MUNSTER have declared their hands with injury updates ahead of this weekend’s URC quarter-finals.
The big news for Leinster is that Garry Ringrose is back in full training this week, having come back from a shoulder injury that has left him sidelined since January.
Leinster have revealed that Ringrose is available for selection, a major boost as they get set to meet Ulster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday with kick-off at 5pm.
Charlie Ngatai came through the Connacht game at the weekend with no issues after his return from a shoulder injury, but Jack Conan was withdrawn as a precaution and will be further assessed this week.
Tommy O’Brien is uled out with a hamstring injury, while Jason Jenkins (knee), Liam Turner (arm), Lee Barron (shoulder), and Alex Soroka (foot) continue to be sidelined through injury.
Munster have been hit with absentees ahead of Friday night’s tie with the Ospreys at Thomond Park at 7.35pm.
Rory Scannell will undergo surgery next week after suffering an ankle injury against Ulster.
Tom Ahern suffered an ankle/lower leg injury in the same game, undergoing a scan today and will be unavailable for the coming weeks.
Joey Carbery also suffered an injury versus Ulster, a thumb problem meaning he is unavailable this week.
There is more promising news on the injury front for Diarmuid Barron (foot), Josh Wycherley (face) & Antoine Frisch (leg/groin) as they all return to training this week.
Dave Kilcoyne (shoulder), Roman Salanoa (knee), Jean Kleyn (knee/eye), Paddy Patterson (knee), Patrick Campbell (shoulder), and Alex Nankivell (ankle) are all still out of action.
Well done to Stephen for sharing his story, the mind is a powerful thing and the effects our thoughts can have on our body. I’m sure anorexia is more prevalent than we think with males and does not only affect females. Glad he has come out the other side and his life is going well now.
Immense inner strength to come through it all and hugely considerate and brave to share his journey in the hope of helping others.
Well done Stephen… You battled through and you’ll have a lifelong benefit from the struggle you’ve endured. Best of luck with the rest of your life and of course Round Towers (Lusk) too.
5 and a half stone is 35kg. Let’s say your an 18 year old and ur 83kg and u lose that much then you’re 48kg. Thats really unhealthy and if u don’t eat enough food then youll have no energy for exercise. Sounds awful
@Eoin Murphy:
Definitely a tough station.
His starting weight was 114kg & he lost 35kg to bring him down to 79kg which is very light for a man of his frame.
Some mental battle to win.
@Liam H: sorry i missed that part its a long article. There are some third years in the rugby who weigh more than without an ounce of fat