Can Lions reach heights without big Leonard?

WITH UCC Demons and Merry Monk Ballina waiting in the wings, the battle for the remaining semi-final places in the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague reaches a climax tomorrow night, when Limerick Lions host DART Killester and Killarney’s Gleneagle Lakers travel to Dublin to play Roma St Vincent’s.

With so much at stake each game promises to be a thriller but there was bad news for Lions' coach, Tom Hehir, this week, when Ricardo Leonard was ruled out with torn abdominal muscles.

"He has been told to rest for eight to 10 weeks so that's the end of his season," Coach Hehir said. "It is unfortunate for him and for us, because so many of our plans rotated around him.