Brian O'Driscoll set to miss Leinster Heineken Cup tie

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8578772.stm

Brian O'Driscoll looks likely to miss Leinster's Heineken Cup quarter-final against Clermont Auvergne next month.

O'Driscoll sustained a knee injury in Ireland's Six Nations defeat by Scotland on Saturday and is expected to be ruled out for around six weeks.

Holders Leinster will face the French outfit on Friday, 9 April.

Gordon D'Arcy is also a doubt for the quarter-final after sustaining a groin injury in Scotland's 23-20 win which denied the Irish the Triple Crown.

O'Driscoll's medial ligament injury could also rule him out of the Heineken Cup semi-final against either Toulouse or Stade in early May - if Leinster manage to get past Clermont.

The Ireland captain is also likely to miss several Magners League games, including the clash with Munster on 2 April.

His injury is a further blow for Leinster coach Michael Cheika as Luke Fitzgerald is already out for the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury during Ireland's qutumn internationals.

If D'Arcy is also ruled out, Leinster will be almost certainly without their two frontline centres against Clermont.

Cheika, hoping to guide Leinster to back-to-back Heineken Cup triumphs, will leave the Irish outfit at the end of this season to take over at French giants Stade Francais.[/b]

I guess we'll get to see what Fergus McFadden can do on a bigger stage now.

 

[feicarsinn]

If one is out it'll probably be:
12 Berne
13 D'arce

If both:

12 Berne
13 McFadden

 

[munstermuffin]

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If one is out it'll probably be:
12 Berne
13 D'arce

If both:

12 Berne
13 McFadden[/b]

Lads don't worry, Both will be fit and this just spicing media hype up.

Can't buy in to it.

 

[An Tarbh]

If both are ruled out I wonder would Cheika consider going for Nacewa and Berne in the centre with Dempsey at full back and Kearney on the wing.

Thornley is reporting that BOD should only be out for 2 to 3 weeks, top end of which cuts it very fine for Clermont while D'Arcy should be out for a week or 2.

 

[munstermuffin]

It obvious both will be ok and will be well wrapped up for Clermont game.

This means BOD won't be coming to Thomond Park week before and D'Arcy will probably play 30mins or so that all.

Wouldn't worry as this story (not just about Leinster) comes out before nearly every big game.

 

[An Tarbh]

no it doesn't and you don't leave a match venue on crutches if there's nothing wrong, there's taking precautions and leaving on crutches isn't taking precautions, means there's an actual problem.

Anyway saw on RTÉ that both should be fit so won't be surprised if they're ruled out instead.