Cruciate injury rules hooker Sherry out for six months

Damien Varley will take over Munster’s number two shirt for the foreseeable future after the province confirmed yesterday that Mike Sherry will miss the next six months due to a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee.

“The hooker will undergo surgery once the swelling goes down on the injury sustained against Newport Gwent Dragons last weekend,” a Munster spokesperson said last night.

Garryowen clubmates Sherry and Varley had been battling for the hooker’s position since the start of the season.