One month into his recovery, the new Leinster centre… Robbie Henshaw could make his first appearance of the new season in green, despite leaving Connacht for Leinster in the summer. The Ireland centre has revealed that he faces up to four months out of action following a tear to his knee cartilage in Ireland’s second Test in South Africa last month. I don’t think I’ll be fit for the start of the season…so I will be looking at the end of September/OctoberThe injury he suffered in Ellis Park, where Ireland missed out on an historic win that would have given them a series victory, has left him in a knee brace and unlikely to be fit to play before October.

Source: The Times July 22, 2016 23:09 UTC