Leinster qualified for their 11th European Cup semi-final just 36 hours earlier, but a “bizarre mood” hung over the province’s HQ on Monday morning. The news that Dan Leavy, Leinster’s flanker, was so badly injured that he has been ruled out of the World Cup, overshadowed Saturday’s win over Ulster. “He had worked so hard to get himself back and physically fit (from a calf injury),” said Leinster scrum coach John Fogarty. Dan Leavy said the injury which has ruled him out of the World Cup is “haunting” his thoughts. "Secondly, to miss an opportunity to play in a world cup in Japan is haunting my thoughts.

Source: Irish Examiner April 02, 2019 03:56 UTC