Munster, Connacht and Leinster hit by Celtic League injury woe

MUNSTER, Connacht and Leinster face injury crises ahead of their Celtic League fixtures this weekend.

Ulster coach Alan Solomons, on the other hand, is able to keep faith with the side that secured a nailbiting Celtic League victory over Munster in Cork last weekend and chosen the same starting team to face Celtic Warriors at Ravenhill on Friday night (7.30pm).

Munster, however, have 11 players either injured or ill apart altogether from the dozen others on World Cup duty and the biggest worry for Alan Gaffney is at hooker, where James Blaney, Jerry Flannery and Andy Long are all injured ahead of their clash with the Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday night.