Injury rules O’Connell out for up to 10 weeks

IRELAND and Munster have suffered a huge blow with the news that Paul O’Connell has been ruled out for up to 10 weeks.

Lions second-row O’Connell broke a bone in his hand when making his seasonal debut for Munster against Llanelli last Friday.

O’Connell joined up with the Irish squad on Sunday, but a medical scan revealed the hand break sustained towards the end of Friday’s game.