Leinster's Henshaw ruled out of Lions URC game
Leinster centre Robbie Henshaw is ruled out of Saturday's United Rugby Championship game against the Lions.
[Getty Images] Leinster centre Robbie Henshaw has been ruled out of Saturday's United Rugby Championship game against the Lions. The Ireland international has entered graduated return to play protocols after being stretchered off following a collision with Mikheil Shioshvili in Saturday's Investec Champions Cup win over Toulon. Henshaw's Test team-mates Tommy O'Brien, Jack Conan and Josh van der Flier are also doubts for the Aviva Stadium game (17:30 BST).
O'Brien and Conan both picked up unspecified injuries while Van der Flier may be available despite entering graduated return to play protocols. In more positive news, prop Tadhg Furlong and wing James Lowe are pushing for selection after returning to training. Furlong missed the Toulon game while Lowe has been out since the Six Nations with a groin injury.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen is still without Ryan Baird, Jack Boyle, Paddy McCarthy, RG Snyman, Charlie Tector and Alex Usanov. The Irish province sit fourth in the URC table, level on points with the third-placed Lions. After facing the South African side in Dublin on Saturday, Leinster will host Ospreys on 16 May before taking on Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup final in Bilbao on 23 May.