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Irish Times
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Leinster hit by injuries as Henshaw out for season and Furlong to miss Scarlets clash
Leinster have clarified that the calf injury sustained by Tadhg Furlong was 'the other one' and not the calf/hamstring issue that sidelined him for a protracted period this season and saw him also miss four of Ireland's matches in the Six Nations Championship. There was a further addendum that the 32-year-old tighthead prop's place on the Lions tour to Australia was not under threat. Furlong, who was an unused replacement in Leinster's win over the Glasgow Warriors in their final URC regular-season game , isn't available for Saturday's URC last-eight clash with the Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (3pm). He will be joined on the sidelines by Robbie Henshaw , who sustained a knee injury that will rule him out of the remainder of Leinster's season but wouldn't compromise his standby status were he to be called up to the Lions. The silver lining in the medical bulletin was that Jordan Larmour is on the threshold of a return to competitive action, having last played against Munster, a five-minute cameo on December 27th. There is no further update on Will Connors, Brian Deeny, James Culhane and Caelan Doris. READ MORE Leinster assistant coach Robin McBryde provided a little background information. 'Yeah, he's [Furlong] okay. It just tightened up during the Glasgow game. He was on the bench, as a replacement. Thomas Clarkson, I thought he played exceptionally well in that game, so there was no need to risk Tadhg by sending him on. He's at a stage where we are just monitoring him to see how that develops.' On the Henshaw issue, McBryde said: 'You want to be able to pick from as many fit players as you can towards this end of the season. Everyone is picking up knocks, so the more people you can choose from, the better. 'Someone like Robbie is a quality player, high calibre, a big-game player, so [it] is not ideal. But it gives someone else an opportunity to step up. It is not just the playing but the training against quality opposition as well.' That'd just leave the 68-times capped All Black and perennial match of the match award winner, Jordie Barrett, to team with Garry Ringrose in the centre. Scarlets' Gareth Davies celebrates a try with team-mates against Leinster last month. Photograph: Andrew Dowling/Inpho The Scarlets handed Leinster only their second defeat (35-22) of the URC campaign in the last week in April, one that is still vivid in the memory for the players and coaching staff of the Irish province. McBryde wore the Scarlets' jersey with great pride for more than 10 years as a player, so knows all about the club's rugby ethos, and played alongside their coach, the former Lions and Wales scrumhalf Dwayne Peel. 'He hasn't had an easy job at the Scarlets. In fairness to Dwayne, he was great as a player, very experienced as well now as a coach. [ First Rugby World Club Cup to be held in 2028 Opens in new window ] 'You can see it in the way that they (the Scarlets) go about playing. It is great from a Welsh perspective to see a Welsh team making it through to the quarter final. It's been a tough season for everybody in Wales. From their perspective, it's great.' On Leinster's defeat in Parc y Scarlets, McBryde offered no excuses. 'There was a lot in that game, but I am not going to take it away from the Scarlets. They had a good game plan and stuck to it. They proved good value for it [the win]. They are currently four out of five [wins in matches] off the back of a successful South African trip. 'Their consistency in selection, they hardly make any changes if any at all to the starting 15, the starting pack in particular; they're cohesive, a tough nut to crack, they're comfortable with their game, the way they go about things. They are well coached, good players, a tough nut.' [ Gordon D'Arcy: Ditching Sevens is sad but sensible if it means IRFU will fix the system Opens in new window ] What does he ascribe to their recent upturn in performance levels? 'Sometimes things just go your way. That analogy with the stonecutter, it is not the 100th blow [that breaks the stone], it is the 99 that have gone previously. It is all the hard work that you put into a season. Sometimes things just happen off the back of hard work. 'In fairness to them, they're a cohesive bunch, they're obviously tight as a unit, tight as a team. It's a test that we failed a couple of weeks ago, first against the Scarlets and against Northampton. I think it's got to be something of a reset. This is knockout rugby; the stakes are a little bit higher. 'If we're good enough to win this week, we'll get an opportunity to play next week and if we're good enough the following week, we'll get to play again, but it's one game at a time and for all those reasons I said earlier about the Scarlets being cohesive etc, they'll be a tough nut and we're going to have to earn the right to be involved in the competition next week. It will be tough.'
The 42
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Henshaw's Leinster season over as Furlong suffers calf injury
LEINSTER HAVE ANNOUNCED that Robbie Henshaw's season with the province is over due to a knee injury. Henshaw will be out of action for up to a month, meaning he won't play for Leinster in the URC knock-outs. However, that recovery timeframe leaves him in the mix for involvement on Ireland's tour to Georgia and Portugal, or a late call-up from the Lions. Leinster have also confirmed that tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong will miss this weekend's URC quarter-final against the Scarlets having suffered a 'minor calf injury.' Advertisement Furlong was on the Leinster bench for their clash with Glasgow two weekends ago but wasn't used as a replacement after picking up a niggle. Leinster have now revealed that Furlong has suffered a calf injury. The 32-year-old prop has had major frustration with calf and hamstring injuries this season, missing Ireland's November Tests series and all but one of their games in the Six Nations following a recurrence of his calf issue. However, it's understood that this latest calf injury is on Furlong's other leg, not the one that caused his struggles earlier this season. Furlong has been named as part of the Lions squad this summer and head coach Andy Farrell will hope to see him make a swift comeback this time around. In better news for Leinster, wing Jordan Larmour is nearing his return from injury, having been sidelined since December. Larmour is due to 'step up the final stages of his rehabilitation this week and a final decision will be made on his availability later in the week,' according to Leinster. Will Connors, Brian Deeny, James Culhane, and captain Caelan Doris remain on the injury list.
Irish Examiner
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Tadhg Furlong ruled out for Leinster's URC quarter-final but should make Lions tour
Tadhg Furlong will miss Leinster's URC quarter-final with Scarlets in Dublin this weekend, but is not a doubt for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. The Ireland tighthead has had to sit out a large chunk of this season with a calf problem, but it is the 'other' calf proving to be what the province has termed a 'minor' problem right now. Less positive is the missive on Robbie Henshaw who has been ruled out for the remainder of the club season with a knee injury, even if Leinster make it as far as the URC final. However, the midfielder is expected to be back running inside a month and is therefore still a standby option for Andy Farrell's Lions. Henshaw did not make the 38-man squad that was named by Farrell in London earlier this month when Furlong was one of 12 Leinster players chosen for the tournament Down Under. Jordan Larmour is due to step up the final stages of his rehabilitation this week and a final decision will be made on his availability later in the week.
BBC News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Leinster's Furlong and Henshaw to miss quarter-final
Tadhg Furlong and Robbie Henshaw have been ruled out of Leinster's United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Scarlets at Aviva Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST). Leinster said prop Furlong is unavailable after picking up a "minor calf injury" while centre Henshaw has sustained a knee problem which could keep him out for four weeks. In more positive news, Jordan Larmour is in contention to feature after being sidelined for five months with a hamstring injury. The 27-year-old wing, who has 32 Ireland caps, has been restricted to just five appearances this season, the last of which came against Munster on 27 has also endured an injury-plagued campaign. The 32-year-old has only managed eight appearances for Leinster while calf and hamstring issues restricted him to just one substitute appearance in Ireland's Six Nations campaign. Despite his lack of game time, he was named in Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions squad last started all three Tests in the 2017 and 2021 Lions series in New Zealand and South Africa. Leinster are top seeds in the URC play-offs after finishing the regular season top of the standings, but fell to a shock 35-22 loss to Scarlets in Llanelli last month.
RTÉ News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Leinster's Robbie Henshaw out for season, Tadhg Furlong to miss URC quarter-final
Centre Robbie Henshaw has been ruled for the remainder of Leinster's season with a knee injury. The 31-year-old Ireland back was replaced in the first half of the team's win over Glasgow nine days ago. Leo Cullen's side will also be without prop Tadhg Furlong for this weekend's BKT URC quarter-final against Scarlets at Aviva Stadium (3pm, live on RTÉ). The Ireland front row "picked up a minor calf injury", said the province, and it's understood that his participation in the upcoming Lions series is not at risk. Furlong, 32, missed much of the season and four of Ireland's Six Nations games with a calf / hamstring issue. "Robbie Henshaw has been ruled out of action for the next three to four weeks with a knee injury, which will rule him out of action for the remainder of the Leinster Rugby season," said the club. Meanwhile, wing Jordan Larmour, who last played on 27 December, is stepping his recovery and a decision about his availability to feature against the Welsh side in Dublin will be made later this week. There were no further updates on Will Connors, Brian Deeny, James Culhane and Caelan Doris.
