Tadhg Furlong ruled out for Leinster's URC quarter-final but should make Lions tour

Robbie Henshaw has been ruled out for the remainder of Leinster's season.

Mon, 26 May, 2025 - 15:26

Brendan O'Brien

Tadhg Furlong will miss Leinster’s URC quarter-final with Scarlets in Dublin this weekend, but is not a doubt for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.

The Ireland tighthead has had to sit out a large chunk of this season with a calf problem, but it is the ‘other’ calf proving to be what the province has termed a ‘minor’ problem right now.

Less positive is the missive on Robbie Henshaw who has been ruled out for the remainder of the club season with a knee injury, even if Leinster make it as far as the URC final.

However, the midfielder is expected to be back running inside a month and is therefore still a standby option for Andy Farrell’s Lions.

Henshaw did not make the 38-man squad that was named by Farrell in London earlier this month when Furlong was one of 12 Leinster players chosen for the tournament Down Under.

Jordan Larmour is due to step up the final stages of his rehabilitation this week and a final decision will be made on his availability later in the week.