Fergus McFadden to miss Champions Cup final

Leinster’s Fergus McFadden has been ruled out of the European Champions Cup final after suffering an injury in the last four.

The wing sustained a hamstring problem in the act of scoring the third try against the Scarlets and failed to return after the interval.

McFadden has now been ruled out for the rest of the province’s season, although it is unclear as to whether he will be unavailable for Ireland’s June tour.

“It’s a huge blow for him,” coach Stuart Lancaster said. “He played so well and fought his way back into form and fought his way into the team in a really competitive position.

“We’re blessed we’ve got a lot of players in that position but we’re really disappointed for him.”

In better news for Leinster, scrum-half Luke McGrath should be fit to feature against Racing 92 having recovered from an ankle injury.

Lancaster added: “We’re pretty optimistic now. He trained last week on the Tuesday and the Wednesday and there’s been no reaction to that.

“Having Luke come back into the equation, he’s an experienced player, we’ve got some decisions to make there.”