Adam Byrne elated to be back in Leinster blue after 22-month lay-off

Leinster players, including Adam Byrne, left, celebrate with friends and family at the RDS Arena. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Adam Byrne is planning to move forward in his career after he made a memorable return from a lengthy injury in Leinster’s comfortable 43-7 bonus-point win over Zebre in the United Rugby Championship at the RDS on Saturday.

Due to persistent hamstring and quad issues, the 27-year-old Kildare man had been kept on the sidelines since December 2019. The once-capped Ireland international finally worked his way back to full fitness in recent weeks, however, and bagged a brace of tries as Leo Cullen’s men claimed their third consecutive victory in the newly-established URC.