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Pic: Darragh Fanning’s ear was in an awful state during the Leinster match last night

Published 14:18 21 Feb 2014 GMT

Updated 12:26 12 Nov 2014 GMT

Conor Heneghan
Pic: Darragh Fanning’s ear was in an awful state during the Leinster match last night

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Was Mike Tyson playing for the Cardiff Blues last night or what?

Leinster might have enjoyed a relatively comfortable win over Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park last night but it was still a pretty bruising affair for a number of men in white jerseys. Captain and try-scorer Kevin McLaughlin had to come off with a broken nose at half-time, while winger Darragh Fanning spent some time on the sidelines in the first half being treated for a blood injury after sustaining a fairly run-of-the-mill cut to the ear early on. If by run-of-the-mill you mean extremely nasty, gruesome and incredibly painful-looking, of course…   Warrior that he is, Fanning came back on a few minutes later and finished out the game on what was a pretty satisfactory night for Leinster overall, but he might be giving Evander Holyfield a call for some ear maintenance tips over the next few days. Hat-tip to Stephen McGovern for the picture and to Fred Sharkey for giving us the heads up on this one

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Pic: Darragh Fanning’s ear was in an awful state during the Leinster match last night