IRELAND STAR SIMON Zebo has left the Rugby World Cup squad today to be with his family in Cork following the death of his grandfather.
John Geary of Beaumont in Cork, father to Lynda Zebo, died peacefully at Cork University Hospital after a short illness.
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An IRFU spokesman told The42 that Zebo was given 24-hour leave to travel home while the squad moved to this week’s base in Guildford, but will return tomorrow.
Simon Zebo given leave from World Cup to mourn grandfather in Cork
IRELAND STAR SIMON Zebo has left the Rugby World Cup squad today to be with his family in Cork following the death of his grandfather.
John Geary of Beaumont in Cork, father to Lynda Zebo, died peacefully at Cork University Hospital after a short illness.
An IRFU spokesman told The42 that Zebo was given 24-hour leave to travel home while the squad moved to this week’s base in Guildford, but will return tomorrow.
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Ireland None Rest In Peace RIP rwc 15 Simon Zebo