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O'Leary out of Lions tour

12 April 2012

Munster scrum-half Tomas O'Leary has been ruled out of the Lions tour to South Africa after breaking his ankle in the Magners League match against Scarlets on Friday night.

O'Leary will also miss the all-Irish Heineken Cup semi-final against Leinster and the rest of Munster's season.

O'Leary was stretchered off in the early stages at Musgrave Park just after he had set up Munster's opening try and was taken to Cork University Hospital where the injury was confirmed.

Munster coach Tony McGahan said: "It goes without saying that we are very disappointed to lose a player of Tomas' stature at this crucial stage of the season, even more particularly so, from his own personal point of view, given that he had just been selected to tour with the Lions, and our thoughts are with him in that regard."

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