IRELAND PROP RUTH O’Reilly has been ruled out of the remainder of the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
The Galwegians captain, who came off the bench against both Japan and France, has suffered a back injury, the IRFU confirmed.
Ulster’s Ilse Van Staden has been called up in her place, and linked up with Tom Tierney’s squad at their base in Belfast.
Defeat to France consigned Ireland to the fifth-to-eighth place playoffs, where they will meet Australia once again on Tuesday in Ravenhill (2pm).
Tierney names his side on Monday afternoon.
Subscribe to The42 podcasts here:
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
600px wide <iframe width="600" height="460" frameborder="0" style="border:0px;" src="https://www.the42.ie/https://www.the42.ie/ruth-oreilly-back-injury-rugby-world-cup-3556289-Aug2017/?embedpost=3556289&width=600&height=460" ></iframe>
400px wide <iframe width="600" height="460" frameborder="0" style="border:0px;" src="https://www.the42.ie/https://www.the42.ie/ruth-oreilly-back-injury-rugby-world-cup-3556289-Aug2017/?embedpost=3556289&width=400&height=460" ></iframe>
300px wide <iframe width="600" height="460" frameborder="0" style="border:0px;" src="https://www.the42.ie/https://www.the42.ie/ruth-oreilly-back-injury-rugby-world-cup-3556289-Aug2017/?embedpost=3556289&width=300&height=460" ></iframe>
Access to the comments facility has been disabled for this user
Create an email alert based on the current article
Ireland prop ruled out for the rest of the Rugby World Cup
IRELAND PROP RUTH O’Reilly has been ruled out of the remainder of the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
The Galwegians captain, who came off the bench against both Japan and France, has suffered a back injury, the IRFU confirmed.
Ulster’s Ilse Van Staden has been called up in her place, and linked up with Tom Tierney’s squad at their base in Belfast.
Defeat to France consigned Ireland to the fifth-to-eighth place playoffs, where they will meet Australia once again on Tuesday in Ravenhill (2pm).
Tierney names his side on Monday afternoon.
Subscribe to The42 podcasts here:
New record TV audience for women’s rugby as over 3 million people tune in for Ireland-France
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Ilse Van Staden Ireland Women Ruth O'Reilly Women's Rugby WRWC