Munster’s Tommy O’Donnell is ruled out of World Cup with dislocated hip

It's the news we all feared for the Munster man...

Tommy O'Donnell will miss the Rugby World Cup after it was confirmed that the back-row forward dislocated his hip during Saturday's win over Wales. O'Donnell crumpled to the turf in the latter stages after playing a starring role in the 35-21 victory in Cardiff, requiring seven minutes of medical attention before being brought off the field on a cart. The flanker was admitted to hospital where scans revealed the severity of the injury. An IRFU statement issued this afternoon said:

Investigations at University Hospital Wales yesterday afternoon confirmed that Tommy suffered a hip dislocation in the game against Wales. He will be limited to non-weight bearing activity for at least 6 weeks and has unfortunately been ruled out of participating in RWC15.

The injury is a big blow to Ireland as O'Donnell's fine form had made him a likely selection in head coach Joe Schmidt's final World Cup squad. Meanwhile, the IRFU also revealed that wing Andrew Trimble is also due to have a 'precautionary scan' after being withdrawn from the game with a foot injury.