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20th March 2018
12:21pm GMT

“I spoke to him personally. He was in a lot of pain. If you just looked at the clip, he seems to be in a bit of trouble and knowing Earlsie he is quite a tough man. “He has been through a lot and just watching the footage, if you look at him celebrating in the circle afterwards, he jumped on one leg. I don’t have any medical confirmation at this stage, but I fear he is going to be out for quite a long time.”https://twitter.com/Munsterrugby/status/975058443672477696 Earls adds to a mounting injury list for Van Graan, who has already been forced to adjust after losing Tyler Bleyendaal and Duncan Williams for the rest of the season. Simon Zebo (hamstring), Rory Scannell (shoulder), Andrew Conway (knee) and Alex Wootton (hip) are also not fit while the province's backline has taken a devastating hit with Chris Farrell, Chris Cloete and Jaco Taute all out for the foreseeable future. Earls is now a major doubt for Munster's European Champions Cup clash with Toulon on Easter weekend. Having rode the crest of the Irish Six Nations wave - being nominated for Player of the Tournament - the bleak prognosis on Earls is a real kick in the teeth.
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