Ross injury adds to insult as Poite enrages Leinster

An injury to Irish prop forward Mike Ross cast another dark shadow on the Leinster’s defeat to the Ospreys in last night’s RaboDirect Pro12 final at the RDS.

Ross “tweaked” a hamstring early in the game against the Welsh side and that ended his participation in a game Leinster had in the bag up to the last few minutes.

While Leinster’s campaign ended on a disappointing note, Irish coach Declan Kidney will be hoping Ross isn’t history for this season either. The essential tight head is needed for Ireland’s tour to New Zealand which begins with the first of three games against the All Blacks in Eden Park, Auckland, on June 9.