Injury misery for Muldoon

Connacht captain John Muldoon is set to miss his side’s festive programme after breaking his arm in Friday’s Amlin Challenge Cup defeat to Harlequins in Galway.

The 28-year-old back-rower broke his arm earlier this year when playing for Ireland against New Zealand in June, forcing him to miss the start of the season, and he has suffered a similar injury this time with scans revealing a fracture to his forearm.