Keith Earls has questioned the decision to award arch rivals Leinster a penalty try during Munster’s Guinness PRO14 defeat at Aviva Stadium on Saturday night.

Limerick’s run to this month’s All-Ireland hurling final received some help from Munster and Ireland rugby star Keith Earls, team-mate Conor Murray has revealed.

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Keith Earls, named by his peers last night as Zurich’s Irish player of the year, is aiming to cap a memorable season by accounting for Leinster’s European champions and claiming a first trophy for Munster since 2011.

Keith Earls was crowned Munster Player of the Year yesterday but said he would gladly swap his prize for team silverware at the end of the season.

Keith Earls has had better Mondays.

Munster expect Keith Earls to resume training this week as the province step up preparations for Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final v Racing 92 in Bordeaux.

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Racing 92 star Yannick Nyanga admitted his side might not have beaten Munster without the presence of Donnacha Ryan.

Munster boss Johann van Graan has not ruled out a return from injury this weekend for Ireland wing Keith Earls.

Key Munster players Keith Earls and James Cronin are unlikely to play any rugby for the remainder of 2017.

Keith Earls and Jack McGrath have emerged as injury doubts for Ireland’s November Test against South Africa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

“It’s always quieter when he’s not around,” said Earls about Simon Zebo's absense.

Keith Earls expects Ireland to end up "battered" by South Africa's physicality, even if Joe Schmidt's men defeat the Springboks.

Only six weeks on from Anthony Foley’s death, emotions are still raw for Keith Earls, not just at the loss of his head coach but also the red card he received in the match that followed.

Keith Earls has received a two-week ban for his sending off in Munster's emotionally charged Champions Cup tie against Glasgow Warriors at Thomond Park last weekend.

”It is a six-day turnaround so we will have to assess that later in the week and see where he is at.”

Irish rugby fans are delighted to hear that Limerick winger Keith Earls has committed his future to Munster, but also a little suspicious about yesterday’s rumours.

Contrary to reports that surfaced yesterday, Munster’s Keith Earls has committed his long-term future to the province.

Earls has been with Munster for his entire career, amassing 121 caps since his senior debut in 2007

The sense of dread around a hushed Thomond Park had been palpable as Keith Earls lay prone on the turf, surrounded by attentive medics.

Munster coach Anthony Foley is hopeful winger Keith Earls and scrum-half Conor Murray will be fit for Saturday’s Champions Cup showdown against Stade Francais.

“He’s been released from hospital with no concerns.”

Munster could be without Gerhard van den Heever for their European Champions Cup game.

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Ireland scrum half Conor Murray discussed Keith Earls, who is back on form after a recent long injury lay-off today.

In the four years since Keith Earls ran in two birthday tries at the Rugby World Cup against Italy, the Munster flyer has missed 29 months of Test rugby, had two children and got engaged.

“I thought he took the tries well and I think he’s played really well in the two games we’ve played so far.“

Reports on injuries from the Ireland camp suggest that the only injury concern is Rob Kearney, who will have a scan later today.

Their time together in the Ireland team may have been limited to just 15 prior appearances but Keith Earls and Luke Fitzgerald will be delighted if tomorrow’s meeting with Canada goes as well as their first joint-venture against the Canucks.

Peter Stringer would like to see either Keith Earls or Luke Fitzgerald given the chance to show off their attacking skills in the centre.

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell struggled to mask his disappointment after he said farewell to Test rugby in Dublin on a losing note.

Donnacha Ryan and Keith Earls will both end 29 months without Test rugby when they start Ireland’s World Cup warm-up clash against Wales in Cardiff.

They don’t look great odds for a player with World Cup ambitions. You’re one of eight wingers in the Ireland squad, the only one not to have played a Test for the current coach.

Cross your fingers, make a wish and whatever you do, whisper it quietly — Keith Earls is back in business.

Wing, centre, full back? Keith Earls is now well used to the challenging question as to what his favourite position is, and his answer is somewhat different to what it might have been a few years ago.

Eight anti-suicide messages of hope were beamed out over the River Shannon in Limerick tonight as part of a project to try to cut the numbers of people taking their own lives on the river.

Keith Earls may be back to his brilliant best in a red jersey, but the Munster flyer admits breaking into a winning Ireland team is out of his hands.

Keith Earls will miss Ireland’s entire RBS 6 Nations campaign with knee ligament damage that could keep him sidelined for two months.

Keith Earls has signed a two-year contract with the IRFU which will keep him at Munster until at least June 2016.