Tipoki ruled out of Ospreys clash

RUA TIPOKI’S Munster injury saga will drag on for at least another week following confirmation last night that he is ruled out of next week’s Heineken Cup clash against the Ospreys.

The New Zealander continues to be troubled by hamstring problems on top of the long term ligament injury that has kept him out of action for almost four months.

He had already been excluded from the Munster panel for tomorrow’s crucial Magners League clash with Leinster, and it now seems certain that Keith Earls will fill the midfield vacancy alongside Lifeimi Mafi for both encounters.