Keith Earls looks set to miss rest of Munster's season

INJURY BLOW: Keith Earls of Munster during the United Rugby Championship match between Cell C Sharks and Munster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa. Photo by Darren Stewart/Sportsfile

Keith Earls looks set to miss the rest of Munster’s season following his latest fitness setback, with Denis Leamy admitting the groin injury the wing sustained in South Africa was “not great”.

The injury is the latest disruption for the 35-year-old Ireland wing who earned his 98th cap in the series-clinching victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand last summer but has been unable to reach his century of Test appearances due to a number of different issues.