THE HAMSTRING INJURY which saw Paul O’Connell carted off the field against France on Sunday has brought a premature end to his international career the IRFU officially confirmed this morning.
O’Connell will undergo surgery this week after suffering what was described as a “significant” hamstring injury.
The second row was expected to join Toulon after the World Cup but, in a statement today, the IRFU say that his time out of the game will “depend on the outcome of the surgery.”
Mike McCarthy has been called up to the Ireland squad in place of O’Connell.
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O’Connell scored eight tries in 108 appearances for Ireland.
He is one of only four players to reach three figures for his country and third behind Brian O’Driscoll (133) and former Munster team-mate Ronan O’Gara (128).
Leinster lock McCarthy has made 17 appearances for Ireland, including seven from the replacements.
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