'Nightmare' returns as Sean O'Brien is ruled out again by Leinster boss
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'Nightmare' returns as Sean O'Brien is ruled out again by Leinster boss
By Nick Purewal
– 03 October 2014Leinster boss Matt O'Connor has revealed the British and Irish Lions flanker will undergo shoulder surgery in London today.
The 27-year-old has suffered an infection in the same shoulder he had reconstructed after Ireland's 24-22 Dublin defeat to New Zealand in November.
The bullish back-rower will miss Ireland's three-Test autumn series and could now be left with just four international matches to prove his fitness for Rugby World Cup 2015.
"It's a nightmare.
He's incredibly frustrated," said O'Connor.
"There was a l…
– 03 October 2014Leinster boss Matt O'Connor has revealed the British and Irish Lions flanker will undergo shoulder surgery in London today.
The 27-year-old has suffered an infection in the same shoulder he had reconstructed after Ireland's 24-22 Dublin defeat to New Zealand in November.
The bullish back-rower will miss Ireland's three-Test autumn series and could now be left with just four international matches to prove his fitness for Rugby World Cup 2015.
"It's a nightmare.
He's incredibly frustrated," said O'Connor.
"There was a l…
