Keith Earls to resume training

Munster expect Keith Earls to resume training this week as the province step up preparations for Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final v Racing 92 in Bordeaux.

The winger injured his knee in Ireland’s Six Nations win over England and Munster say the player “continues to make strides with his recovery”.

There was also a positive update about the fitness of scrum-half Duncan Williams, who had been ruled out for the rest of the season with facial injuries suffered in training, but will now “meet with the specialist to review an earlier return timeline”.