Connacht Rugby's Dave McSharry will miss rest of season

Connacht centre Dave McSharry has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to sustaining a concussion against Newcastle in December.

It was the second big injury blow for Connacht this week, with flanker Eoghan Masterson having been ruled out for the season on Monday with knee ligament damage.

McSharry has been extremely unfortunate with injuries as he was hurt only two minutes in to his return from a nine month injury lay-off.

The 26-year-old has not played since the game against the Falcons and the club announced on Wednesday the centre will not be returning for the rest of the season after being advised by a specialist to undertake a rest period.

In a statement today, Connacht said: "Having sustained a number of concussions in the past 12 months, Dave McSharry has been reviewed by a specialist. He has been advised to undertake a period of rest from the game for the remainder of the current season."