Van Graan confident Sweetnam can fill in for injured Earls

Johann van Graan is confident Darren Sweetnam has what it takes to fill the breach left by an injury to Keith Earls ahead of a European semi-final with Saracens that Peter O’Mahony believes will be Munster’s biggest challenge of the last three years.

In-form Ireland wing Earls was omitted from Munster’s matchday squad for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup semi-final against the English giants at the Ricoh Arena following a thigh strain he sustained in the warm-up against Cardiff Blues a fortnight ago.