Munster still awaiting timeframe on injured Casey

Skills and assistant attack coach Mossy Lawler, also Casey’s uncle, believes the number nine was advancing his Test claims, such was the form the 25-year-old was in.

Craig Casey of Munster is carried from the pitch with an injury during the Champions Cup Pool 3 match between Castres Olympique and Munster. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Craig Casey appears set for a long spell on the sidelines with Munster and Ireland set to miss the in-form scrum-half’s services following a serious knee injury.

Casey was carried off the pitch at Stade Pierre Fabre last Friday night as Munster conceded their second try in a 16-14 Champions Cup pool defeat to Castres and left France on crutches.