Blow for Connacht as Marmion out for three months

Connacht have been dealt a major blow with scrum-half Kieran Marmion ruled out for the next three months due to an ankle injury.

Marmion first picked up the injury playing for Connacht in October’s historic win in Ulster and suffered a recurrence in the Ireland shirt against Argentina, but still managed to deliver his best international performance in last weekend’s memorable win against New Zealand.