Connacht suffer Swift injury blow

CONNACHT’S longest serving player, Michael Swift, could miss the remainder of the season after fracturing a bone in his right hand during Saturday’s loss to Aironi in the Magners League in Viadana.

The 33-year-old played in all 18 Magners League games this season — and all six games in the Amlin Challenge Cup — but his hopes of completing the year with a 100% record have been dashed.

Swift is ruled out for the next two to three weeks and will miss the final two home matches against Edinburgh and Cardiff Blues but coach Eric Elwood is hopeful he may see some game time before the end of the campaign.