Injured Reds trio will not play unless ‘100% fit’

Munster will not rush back injured trio Joey Carbery, Keith Earls and Dave Kilcoyne for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 clash at home to Connacht unless they are 100% fit, coach Johann van Graan has insisted.

Already qualified for the PRO14 play-offs and assured of at least a home quarter-final ahead of this weekend’s final round, they could still secure a home semi-final, skipping the quarters, if they beat Connacht and see Conference A leaders Glasgow Warriors lose to Edinburgh. Van Graan will have those knockout games in mind when he assesses the medical reports on the three Ireland internationals.