Injury woes for Leinster ahead of Heineken Cup opener

Leinster coach Matt O’Connor was dealt another few injury blows ahead of the start of their Heineken Cup pool campaign at Ospreys on Saturday.

South African, Richardt Strauss will miss the rest of the year and possibly the rest of the season with a heart condition that will require surgery this week after extensive medical tests were carried out on the Irish international.