AFTER CONSULTING WITH a specialist, Connacht centre Dave McSharry will sit out the remainder of the season.
The centre has endured a torrid time with injury over the past year. The Dubliner returned after nine months sidelined with a knee injury in December, but the comeback was cut short after just two minutes by a concussive blow.
The 26-year-old has not played for Connacht since that Challenge Cup clash against Newcastle and the western province today confirmed that it he will not pull a jersey on again until next season.
In a statement today, Connacht say:
“Having sustained a number of concussions in the past 12 months, Dave McSharry has been reviewed by a specialist. He has been advised to undertake a period of rest from the game for the remainder of the current season.”
McSharry, who joins former Connacht lock Mike McCarthy in an extended post-concussion break from the game, is contracted with the Westerners next season and will continue to train with Pat Lam’s squad during non-contact sessions.
After ruling Eoghan Masterson out for the season with knee ligament damage yesterday, Connacht will send the back row to consult with a surgeon tomorrow.
Jake Heenan (hip-pointer), Eoin McKeon (ankle sprain) and Craig Ronaldson (minor knee ligament injury) are doubts for Sunday’s Pro12 meeting at home to Ospreys but the province are hopeful that at least part of that trio may yet pull through.
A knee-cap injury picked up in training will rule young centre Rory Parata out of at least the next two fixtures, but the 21-year-old is awaiting feedback from his surgical consultation to determine the full extend of repair required.
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Still including Jack Byrne in a list about future ireland hopefuls is either a lack of research by the journalist or a lack of depth in Irish youth players
@@aidoroch: or a complete show of ignorance from yourself. One of the best players in league 1 this year. Not bad for a 21 year old failure.
Hold tight 17 year old Jonathan Afolabi from Tallaght tearing it up in Southampton’s under 23 team, would be nice to see an article about him on here..
Jack Byrne? ??? Ffs. I’d say his chances have come and gone by now. Oldham left him go
@Dearan Reidy: blackburn also cut short his loan move. But at 21 has loads of time
@Dearan Reidy: are you very sure of that or are you making a baseless assumption? He has been lauded in recent times as one of the best players in League One. Oldham don’t want to let him go but his head has been turned and it looks as though the manager there has admitted to defeat in keeping him.
@Dearan Reidy: I urge you to have a look at the Oldham fans forum where many have raved about him as the best player Oldham have had for a while and assert he’s either going back to Wigan to be sold on or win them the league. It’s completely unfair to be insinuating he’s been left go because you’re following the narrative that he failed at Wigan and Blackburn so here’s another instance of it.
Jack Byrne turning into Anthony Strokes
@Aidan: not really. Wes didn’t make league 1 till he was his late 20′s.
And Warren O’Hora, he plays for bohs.
So basically we’re banjaxed for the next years to come
never mind players….pundits is where the money is!
obviously carragher and neville, but sutton is very very good. knows his stuff and is not afraid to enter an argument if he believes someone has said something false.
Christ we’re fecked if this is our future
If Josh Cullen could kick onto the next level then maybe he can be that player to control the tempo in central midfield that we have sorely lacked since the days of players like Roy Keane and Stephen Reid. Ryan Manning and Liam Kelly are good bets too. Would be great if one of those could become and established premier league playmaker. Hogan needs to leave Villa too, he’s been pants there. He’s the only striker out there who right now looks like he could fill the role we are so lacking in if he pulled his finger out and started scoring again.
Ryan Manning not playing many games with QPR this year either. Not sure why. Think we need Jack Back and find a few more Grannies
An awful lot of coaching going on last few years in Ireland ? This sometimes in my opinion can put young lads astray , they should be encouraged to be themselves and express their natural ability and not turn them off the game . Coaching is ideal but encouragement and Man management is paramount also in equal amounts in my humble opinion .
I was excited about Cullen, manning, jack Byrne at the start of the season but it really has not gone well for them. Cullen not playing for Bolton and about to be recalled by WHUFC to possibly be sold. manning is a bit part player at QPR this season while he really should be kicking on for the great year he had last season and Jack Byrne just seems to have the World of talent yet no club wants him, city, blackburn, Wigan and now Oldham all have dumped him in 18 months. My biggest fear of the whole lot is Declan Rice, he is a super future talent but is at a relegation threatened club so they are afraid to play him regularly because he may make rookie mistakes and now they are buying Mawson from Swansea which will push him further down the pecking order.
@Adrian Boland: apparently Cullen finally put in a big performance a couple of days ago. Maybe starting to settle at Bolton
@Adrian Boland: Oldham did not dump Byrne. Wigan want him to come back so they can have a permanent swap with Hearts in the SPL for one of their players. Byrne is clearly mulling it over. You are clearly listening too much to an embittered Richie Wellens.
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There’s a young 19yr old from called Ryan Nolan from Shannon co clare has not long signed a pro contract with Inter Milan, he plays Centerback back for them, he has won the under19 Italian league the last 2yrs in a row….he can’t get a look in, in the Irish setup (Disgrace)… and Spain are sniffing around him as He’s eligible to play for them also…