Hurley out of Dragons clash

DENIS HURLEY has been ruled out of the Munster team to play the Newport Dragons in Saturday night’s Magners League game at Musgrave Park although the seriousness of the knee injury he sustained against Aironi on Sunday has yet to be diagnosed.

The Munster party stretched their lead at the top of the Magners table to nine points in spite of a distinctly patchy performance against a team still seeking their first win in the competition.

The versatile Hurley has become an increasingly important player for Munster because of his capacity to figure in either wing position as well as full-back.