Hodnett and Zebo to miss Munster's historic Crusaders meeting

Scrum-half Paddy Patterson will also miss the Páirc Uí Chaoimh clash.

ZEEBS OUT: Munster’s Simon Zebo receives treatment for an injury. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

John Hodnett, Paddy Patterson and Simon Zebo have all been ruled out of Munster’s historic clash with Crusaders at Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday evening.

The URC champions were already planning without Ireland’s Six Nations squad members, with Peter O’Mahony set to captain the Grand Slam winners against France in Marseille the previous night and head coach Graham Rowntree has now been dealt a further blow for the marquee match against the Super Rugby titleholders, set for a sell-out capacity crowd of 40,885 on Leeside.