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Foot injury rules Porter out until pre-season


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Ireland and Leinster tighthead Andrew Porter will be out of action until pre-season after sustaining a foot injury in last Friday’s loss to Glasgow Warriors.

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The 25-year-old picked up the injury at Scotstoun last Friday in the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup, and Leinster have confirmed the extent of the injury. He was subsequently ruled out of the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa this summer, and was replaced by England’s Kyle Sinckler.

Meanwhile, Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is in contention to play his first match since picking up a head injury against Exeter Chiefs in the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final on April 10.

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The 35-year-old will be assessed this week ahead of the final game of the season against Dragons at the RDS this Friday, alongside Jamison Gibson-Park, Adam Byrne and Harry Byrne, who have all had hamstring issues.

Tommy O’Brien will be unavailable this weekend after picking up a hamstring injury in the captain’s run ahead of the Glasgow match. He joins a lengthy injury list which includes James Lowe (back), Conor O’Brien (knee), Will Connors (knee), Thomas Clarkson (hamstring), Dave Kearney (quad), Ciarán Frawley (shoulder), Rhys Ruddock (calf), Jack Dunne (ankle), Dan Leavy (knee) and Max Deegan (knee).

Though the loss in Scotland ended Leinster’s hopes of winning the competition, the match at the RDS this Friday will be the last game of the current season and it will also host 1,200 Leinster Rugby supporters as part of the trial events being hosted over the coming weeks.

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EvilMockingJay 41 minutes ago
All Blacks dependency on Cam Roigard means he should sit out Super Rugby

There is a big difference between Super Rugby and Top14. That’s why one of them is the best championship while the over is clearly not. Top14 is longer, harder, and protecting players is a necessity, even without a WC year. Top14 players are playing too much. Far too much. Hell, Top14 (more intense than others championships and longer), useless ChCups we tend to win at en heavy price (winning both Top14 and ChCup is a nightmare), November/Summer series, 6 Nations we tend to win too, final phases of top14… Ain't the case in Super Rugby. + Not playing for a long time is also having negative consequences. It's not because France did what they did recently that it’s useful for other nations to follow. We did that because in OUR situation it’s beneficial to do so. It doesn’t mean everyone on the planet is in the same situation. Of course Roigard should be cautious (like everyone). And his club should take care of him (idk but burning an international player seems quite stupid, and I bet the Canes are not). But stop playing for a while ? That’s more than stupid.

PS : one exemple in France, Louis Bielle Biarrey. He wants to play the Olympics and the World Cup. He signed again this summer. That was difficult. I bet that in the negociations it was said he would not be playing too much top14 or CC to compete both RWC and Olympics. Meaning Union Bordeaux Bègles will not have one of their best weapons for most of this season. Not that he will not play at all…



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