Leinster injury update

Celebrated Ireland and Leinster fly-half Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of action with a hamstring injury.

The 35 year old sustained the injury during Leinster’s clash with Dragons in Round 1 and will not be available for the fixture against Benetton Rugby at Stadio Comunale Di Monigo on Saturday.

Fortunately, the injury has been described as “minor”, leaving Leinster hopeful that the experienced fly-half will return to the action soon.

Talented number 8 Max Deegan was a casualty of the same match and is having to undergo a scan to assess the extent of damage to his knee.

Ciarán Frawley suffered a facial injury and will not be making the trip to Italy either, same as Dan Leavy who is not yet fully recovered from his knee injury and is still being managed.

In addition, Andrew Porter (hamstring) Tadhg Furlong (calf), Dan Sheehan (cheekbone), Vakh Abdaladze (back), Conor O'Brien (hamstring) and Adam Byrne (hamstring) are not yet ready to take the field.