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Robbie Henshaw’s hopes of playing a part in Leinster’s push for BKT United Rugby Championship glory have ended after the Ireland centre was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
The 31-year-old, who was not selected in Andy Farrell’s British & Irish Lions squad for the 2025 tour of Australia, now looks likely to miss out on a call-up even in the event of injuries in the midfield contingent.
Henshaw was spotted in a moon boot over the weekend and Leinster have this afternoon confirmed he will be sidelined for three to four weeks.
With the URC final scheduled for June 14th, even a best-case recovery timeline would leave him short on fitness and game time. His absence means one of Ireland’s most experienced backs, who toured with the Lions in 2017 and 2021, will likely remain at home this summer.
He is joined on the sidelines by fellow Lion Tadhg Furlong, who has been ruled out of Saturday’s URC quarter-final against Scarlets with a minor calf injury.
There was better news concerning sometime Ireland winger Jordan Larmour, who is in the final stages of his rehabilitation and could return to action this weekend.
The 27-year-old has not featured for Leinster since January but is due to step up his training this week, with a final decision on his availability to be made closer to Saturday’s quarter-final.
His potential return would be a timely boost for Cullen’s side as they hunt their first URC win in three years.
There were no updates on Will Connors, Brian Deeny, James Culhane or Caelan Doris.
