Horan on the mend, Hurley set for lay-off

GOOD news and bad news for Munster – Marcus Horan seems certain to be back in time for the remaining rounds of the Heineken Cup, but fellow prop Darragh Hurley could be out for the rest of the season with an eye infection.

Horan might get game time this coming weekend for Shannon and he seems certain to be involved in Munster’s Magners League clash with the Llanelli Scarlets in Musgrave Park on Sunday week, just in time to prove his fitness for the Heineken Cup fifth round clash with Treviso.

Team manager Shaun Payne yesterday reported on the remarkable progress made by Horan since diagnosis of a career-threatening illness three months ago.