O'Brien blow for Leinster

Leinster will be without Sean O'Brien for this week's RaboDirect PRO12 Final, with Lions coach Warren Gatland confirming the news.

Leinster will be without back-row Sean O'Brien for this weekend's RaboDirect PRO12 Final, with Lions head coach Warren Gatland confirming the news.

Gatland was talking at a Lions press conference on Monday after O'Brien's province, Leinster, had tagged him an “injury concern” in their briefing.

“He's not fit to play for Leinster, and in saying that he's probably a couple of weeks away,” said Gatland, who also revealed the injury timescale.

“With a bit of luck by the second or third game on tour he should be up and running. The idea with him this week is to see the medics and just take a little bit of pressure off the Leinster medical staff, and he can spend some time with the squad. I think that will be good for him as well.”