Gavin Coombes set to miss opening rounds of URC with groin injury

The Skibbereen native impressed on Ireland's recent tour of New Zealand

INJURY WOES: Gavin Coombes. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Munster have been dealt an injury blow as No. 8 Gavin Coombes has been ruled out of the "opening rounds of the URC".

Coombes impressed in an Irish jersey on their recent winning tour of New Zealand, after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out at the end of last season.