Flannery ruled out for up to six weeks

Munster hooker Jerry Flannery has been ruled out of competitive action for between four to six weeks after the results of a scan revealed a torn calf muscle.

Flannery suffered the injury in the closing stages of Munster’s win over Ulster last weekend and the Limerick native looks set to miss his side’s remaining Heineken Cup pool games against Toulon and London Irish as well as Ireland’s opening RBS Six Nations games against Italy and France in February.