Mullins out as Gaffney makes four changes

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney will be without star centre Mike Mullins for six weeks.

Mullins is out of the side to play Leinster in the Celtic League at Musgrave Park tomorrow night with a broken jaw.

Gaffney hopes the centre will be available for the March 28 clash with Glasgow and is confident Mullins will be back for the Heineken Cup quarter final against Stade Francais

Gaffney was also left reeling with an injury to flanker David Wallace, another victim from

Ireland’s pre-Six Nations preparation’s Gaffney has made four changes from the side that defeated Borders.

Jeremy Staunton is also out with a groin injury, that will sideline him for five weeks, but Shaun Payne returns. John Kelly, rested last week, is in for Anthony Horgan while Eddie Halvey makes a rare appearance.

MUNSTER (v Leinster): S. Payne, J. Kelly, J. Jones-Hughes, R. Henderson, M. Lawlor, J. Holland, E. Reddan, S. Kerr, J. Blaney, G. McIlwham, T. Hogan, D. Pusey, S. Keogh, J. Williams (captain), E. Halvey. Replacements from D. Crotty, M. McPhail, C. O’Sullivan, F. Murphy, P. Malone, T. Hayes, D. Sheehan, J. Flannery, F. Roche.