D’Arcy likely to return for Leinster

Gordon D’Arcy is likely to be back in the blue jersey for Saturday’s Irish derby with Munster at the Aviva Stadium.

D’Arcy’s rib injury, reported Leinster coach Joe Schmidt yesterday, was not serious. “We’ll make a call on Friday,” he said.

The report on Rob Kearney is not as good, although Schmidt suggested the full-back was shaping up well in his recovery. The coach suggested he would certainly be fit for the second of Leinster’s Heineken Cup games away to the Scarlets, if not for the opener against Exeter.