Injured Lions Hopeful Hansen Out For About Five Weeks

Ireland helping Mack Hansen will miss Connacht's last 2 United Rugby Championship games because of an ankle injury.

In a squad update issued connected Tuesday, Connacht ruled retired nan Australia-born 27-year-old for "approximately 5 weeks".

Hansen is hoping to beryllium included successful Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions squad erstwhile it is unveiled connected Thursday.

He has scored 12 tries successful 28 caps for Ireland since being handed his debut by Farrell successful February 2022.

If selected, Hansen should person recovered successful clip for nan Lions' pre-tour crippled against Argentina successful Dublin connected 20 June.

Another Lions hopeful successful Bundee Aki is disposable again aft missing Connacht's URC games successful South Africa against nan Stormers and Lions pinch a bottommost problem.

On Monday, Ireland skipper Caelan Doris' Lions hopes were deed arsenic Leinster announced he needs a enarthrosis operation.

Connacht big Edinburgh successful nan URC connected Saturday evening (19:35 BST). Interim leader Cullie Tucker's broadside are 14th and person only slim hopes of reaching nan end-of-season play-offs.