By Brendan O'BrienLeinster fans will have to play the waiting game over Sean O’Brien ahead of Sunday’s Champions Cup quarter-final meeting with Saracens at the Aviva Stadium. And there are more unknowns besides O’Brien when it comes to the province’s back row. Ruddock has returned to the practise paddock after his hamstring injury but, like O’Brien and Conan, he will remain under observation for a bit yet. More encouraging is the update on Luke McGrath, with the Ireland scrum-half suffering no issue on his return to action against the Ospreys in the wake of his recent knee injury. Over 46,000 tickets have been sold for what is arguably the tie of the round as the European Cup returns centre stage.

Source: Evening echo March 26, 2018 12:45 UTC