Ireland Women’s Squad Injury Update Munster winger Niamh Kavanagh has been ruled out of the IRB’s Women’s Rugby World Cup in August due to a hamstring injury she picked up during Ireland’s final warm-up game against Wales on Sunday. Ireland Coach, Philip Doyle said, “The squad and management are bitterly disappointed for Niamh to suffer […]
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RORY BEST It has been confirmed that Rory Best fractured his forearm playing for Ireland in the narrow defeat to New Zealand yesterday. He will see a specialist in Belfast today. IAIN HENDERSON Iain Henderson suffered a hamstring injury in Ulster’s victory over Edinburgh on Friday. He will have an MRI scan this afternoon to […]
Ulster backrow forward, Iain Henderson, suffered an injury to his left foot playing for Ireland against Italy in the RBS 6 Nations last Saturday. Following a scan in Dublin on Sunday, he underwent an X-Ray in Belfast yesterday. There it was confirmed that he has suffered soft-tissue damage. He will continue to be monitored, but […]
Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris underwent surgery in December to repair ankle tendon damage that he sustained in a RaboDirect PRO12 match against Edinburgh. The 27 year-old was reviewed this week (Tuesday) as part of his ongoing rehabilitation programme. In that review it was discovered that, although Stephen has made excellent progress in his recovery, some […]
Ulster’s Paddy Wallace and Pedrie Wannenburg are expected to be available for selection for this weekend’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Edinburgh which will be played at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (28 April). Paddy Wallace was feeling unwell during the game and left the field having suffered visual disturbance due to migraine which resolved within […]
THERE was late drama at the Palace Grounds on Saturday as Armagh snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Suttonians in the All-Ireland League in the fourth minute of injury time. This wasn’t a vintage performance from Armagh – far from it in fact – but they turned things around in the second half […]
BACK TO BASICS: With the average player putting in anything between 20-40 tackles per match it is no surprise that the injury rate is 3 times higher than that of football, with the top 4 injury areas including head, shoulders, knees…and hands!! Research shows most injuries occur in the initial few months of the season […]
Many thanks to Greers Of Antrim Volvo Dealership For Sponsoring This Section Click Here Following the RBS 6 Nations Championship game against Italy, there were several minor injuries to report in the Ireland squad. Robert Kearney reported a tight groin during the game and underwent a scan which revealed that there was no significant damage […]
Johann Muller, Tom Court and Stephen Ferris are all in contention to play in Ulster’s Heineken Cup opener against Clermont Auvergne this weekend, despite picking up injuries in the win over Connacht on Saturday. Muller left the field early in the 22-3 win after sustaining soft tissue damage to his forearm, while Ferris (ankle) and […]