LEINSTER AND IRELAND winger Luke Fitzgerald has been withdrawn from tonight’s RaboDirect Pro12 game with Glasgow Warriors.
Fitzgerald’s ongoing leg and groin injuries have resulted in him being pulled from the Leinster XV for the second time in three weeks. His place in the Blues line-up goes to Academy player Sam Coghlan-Murray.
Fitzgerald would have been hoping to prove his fitness to Leinster coach Matt O’Connor and Ireland boss Joe Schmidt. He was a favourite to start the Six Nations opener with Scotland but now looks likely to miss out on the entire campaign.
Warriors made a late change of their own as Mike Cusack dropped out of the front row. He was replaced by Ed Kalman. Jon Welsh comes in as tight-head prop replacement.
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That poor fella is haunted…such bad luck.a class act when fit.
This is getting ridiculous. Between himself and earls they’ve 10 players careers worth of injuries
If he was a horse we all know what wud av happened to him by now
Lol
The poor basta*d! Said it before the guy is oosing with class great feet balance pace & great rugby brain,major loss for Leinster & Ireland! Feel for him coz he was just hitting perfect form coming into 6nations & woulda been perfect choice for wing or centre
Considering the title of this article, PHRASING!