O'Mahony in Doubt for Exeter Showdown

Munster captain Peter O'Mahony will have a scan on the rib injury he sustained at Kingsholm on Friday night, but the Munster captain is a major doubt for this weekend’s Champions Cup showdown against Exeter Chiefs.

O’Mahony suffered a popped rib early in the second half of the round five victory over Gloucester.

Johann van Graan has rated his chances of being fit for Saturday evening as ’50-50, at best’.

Munster, and indeed Joe Schmidt, will anxiously await the results of the scan given the high-stakes encounter against the Chiefs, not to mention the fact Ireland’s Six Nations defence gets underway in under three weeks.

If the Munster captain is not fit to face England, his fellow Munster teammate Tadhg Beirne could be handed the #6 jersey following a number of stellar back to back performances.

Exeter Chiefs' bonus-point win over Castres has set the final Pool stage clash at Thomond Park up as the pool decider.

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