Robbie Henshaw out for six weeks as Connacht injuries mount
Monday 30 November 2015 15:37, UK
Connacht's stunning victory over Munster on Saturday came at a price, with Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw ruled out for six weeks with a broken hand.
Henshaw suffered the injury with the very last play of the match, which the visitors won 18-12 - their first victory at Thomond Park since 1986.
Henshaw is in Dublin to consult a surgeon, but the club estimates he is looking at six weeks out, which could make him a doubt for the start of the Six Nations.
He was not the PRO12 leaders' only casualty - loosehead prop Denis Buckley sustained an ankle sprain in Saturday's game and he is expected to be out of action for three weeks.
And back-row forward Eoghan Masterson fractured his thumb and he is also looking at three weeks on the sidelines.
Worse still for Connacht, the club has confirmed that openside flanker Nepia Fox-Matamua ruptured his ACL in the game against Brive earlier this month and is out for around six months, almost certainly ruling him out for the rest of the season.
