Jacques Nienaber hoping his 'gut' instinct on Caelan Doris's injury and Lions hopes proves wrong

“Hopefully they go in and, fingers crossed, there is not too much structural damage. If there is not too much structural damage – it is tough to say, my physio knowledge is a little bit woozy – but I would say that can be anything between 4-8 weeks."

GUT FEELING: Caelan Doris’ hopes of making the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia will depend on whether or not there has been any structural damage to the shoulder which the Leinster captain injured in Dublin last Saturday. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Caelan Doris’ hopes of making the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia will depend on whether or not there has been any structural damage to the shoulder which the Leinster captain injured in Dublin last Saturday.

The Mayo man came off 23 minutes before the end of their Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Northampton Saints at the Aviva Stadium and it was duly confirmed on Monday that he had damaged the joint before his departure.