Connacht Suffer A Number Of Huge Injury Blows

Connacht have suffered several blows on the injury front.

Matt Healy has been ruled out  for up to six weeks with a hand injury, while Irish lock Ultan Dillane will miss the rest of the season.

Healy injured his hand in training last week. Dillane was initially ruled out for eight to ten weeks, but has now been sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.

Conor Carey is continuing his recovery from his foot injury and will return to play by mid to late April, Nepia Fox-Matamua sustained an ACL injury in the game against Treviso and will undergo surgery next week, while Peter Robb sustained a hip injury in a club game and will be unavailable for up to four weeks.

Cian Kelleher is set to make his return in early May, while Marnitz Boshoff has returned to South Africa following the sudden passing of his father.