Herring to go through return to play protocols after head injury; Sexton’s groin injury to be managed this week
Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne on crutches after the game against France. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoTadhg Beirne will see a specialist today to determine to see the extent of the injury he suffered against France in the Six Nations on Saturday. The lock suffered a leg injury that saw him leave the action early, and he left the game in crutches.
Rob Herring will proceed through return to play protocols after the head injury he suffered from a tackle from Uini Atonio, who avoided a red card butJohnny Sexton’s groin injury will be managed this week, while Dan Sheehan will continue his hamstring rehab under the supervision of the Ireland medical team. Cian Healy, Tadhg Furlong, Robbie Henshaw and Jamison Gibson-Park will continue their respective rehab programmes.
The Ireland coaching group will retain 25 players for the two day mini-camp at the IRFU’s high performance centre later this week, while the remainder of the squad have returned to their provinces to play in this weekend’s URC fixtures.
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