RUGBY: Leinster head coach Leo Cullen provides positive injury update on Carlow's Ed Byrne

Leinster Rugby head coach Leo Cullen has issued an injury update ahead of Friday's BKT United Rugby Championship game at the RDS Arena against the reigning champions, the DHL Stormers (KO: 7.35pm - live on TG4 and URC TV).

Friday's game will be the last regular season home game in the RDS Arena for Leinster Rugby.

INJURY UPDATE – AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION:

Tommy O’Brien: has returned to full training after recovering from an ACL injury.

*Ed Byrne (Carlow): has returned to full training after recovering from a knee injury.

| Tommy O'Brien and Ed Byrne have both made a full return to training this week, ahead of Friday's match against @TheStormers

See the full injury update here https://t.co/fe7SDuvIcM #FromTheGroundUp #LEIvSTO pic.twitter.com/lGIpMNzQ91

— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) March 20, 2023

INJURY UPDATE – FURTHER ASSESSMENT REQUIRED:

Garry Ringrose: will continue to follow the Graduated Return to Play Protocols with Leinster Rugby.

Hugo Keenan: will continue to follow the Graduated Return to Play Protocols with Leinster Rugby.

Caelan Doris: will continue to follow the Graduated Return to Play Protocols with Leinster Rugby.

INJURY UPDATE – UNAVAILABLE FOR SELECTION:

Johnny Sexton: will have a scan on a groin injury picked up in Saturday’s game against England.

Jamie Osborne: Sustained a knee ligament injury in the game against Edinburgh and will be unavailable for a number of weeks.

There are no further updates on:

Rónan Kelleher (shoulder), Joe McCarthy (ankle), Cormac Foley (hamstring), Martin Moloney (knee) and Charlie Ngatai (hamstring).