Experienced scrumhalf is out for up to eight weeks due to a ligament issue
The injury will rule McGrath out of a number of vital fixtures for Leinster, including their interpro at home to Munster on November 26th, as well as the trip to Connacht a week later. McGrath also seems likely to miss the first two rounds ofLeinster’s St Stephen’s Day trip to Thomond Park to take on Munster could also be in doubt for McGrath, depending on the speed of his recovery.
Elsewhere, hooker John McKee will miss this weekend’s match vs Edinburgh as he continues to struggle with a hamstring injury, meaning Clontarf captainThe Counter Ruck: the rugby newsletter from The Irish TimesWhirlwind week sees Dylan Donnellan move from amateur with a day job to the RDS turfCian Healy, Alex Soroka and Ed Byrne all remain unavailable while Michael Milne “continues his progress through the final stages of his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury,” according to the province.