Head coach Leo Cullen says he’s “optimistic” about Sean O’Brien’s chances of playing for the province again this season.
However Rob Kearney and Jamie Heaslip face a race against time if they’re to feature in the Guinness PRO12 playoffs.
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Neither Kearney or Heaslip have seen any game time since playing in Ireland’s Six Nations defeat to Wales in Match.
Meanwhile O’Brien has been sidelined due to a hamstring injury he suffered in last month’s Champions Cup win over Wasps.
Leinster travel to Ulster this weekend for the final game of the regular season, and then head into a two week break before a home semi-final.
