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Will Connors to miss Leinster's opening Heineken cup games

Dec 6, 2021 17:32 By Dave Hooper
Will Connors to miss Leinster's opening Heineken cup games
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Johnny Sexton set to return to training

Leinster Will Connors will miss Leinster’s opening games in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup.

Connors picked up a hamstring injury in training last week and will be unavailable for selection for a few weeks.

Meanwhile Jamison Gibson-Park will return to full training this week having recovered from a thigh injury. Max Deegan came through the game against Connacht with no issues after his mouth injury.

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Dan Leavy will return to full training this week having come through the Graduated Return to Play Protocols

Rory O'Loughlin will return to full training this week having recovered from a shoulder injury. Cian Healy was withdrawn with cramp at half-time against Connacht as a precaution and will be further assessed this week.

James Ryan will continue to train with the team. In line with World Rugby protocols James will continue to be monitored including seeing an independent concussion consultant as part of his return to competitive action.

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Johnny Sexton will look to increase his training load this week and will be further assessed before a final decision is made on his recovery from knee and ankle injuries.

Jack Conan will look to increase his training load this week and will be further assessed before a final decision is made on his recovery from a quad injury.

There are no further updates on Conor O’Brien (hamstring), Dave Kearney (back) and Michael Milne (calf) who remain unavailable.

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