Schmidt on the hunt for Wright replacement

LEINSTER coach Joe Schmidt is scouring the world for a replacement prop following a serious injury to Stan Wright.

The Cook Islander has been ruled out for six months after rupturing an Achilles tendon in Leinster’s defeat to London Wasps last week; a further injury to squad member Mike Ross has left the Dublin based side without a specialist tight head prop for their visit to Leicester this weekend.

“We’re looking for someone immediately and we’re talking to someone who’s Irish eligible; he’s playing in Ireland presently,” confirmed Schmidt. “That’s a first stop-gap – we’d like it to be more than a stop-gap. Then we’re looking further afield. Stan is obviously a foreign player so we are confident we can replace him with like on a permanent basis because his injury requires that type of replacement.”