The IRELAND MEDICAL TEAM has said that Ireland and Munster lock Tadhg Bierne will see a specialist on Monday to decide the treatment plan for the leg injury that saw him leave the game early on Saturday.
Bierne was one of the key Ireland players that was instrumental in the 32-19 win over France on Saturday at the Aviva but left the field in the second half and was later spotted with a protective boot on his left leg.
Head coach Andy Farrell in the post-match press conference after the game said, ""Not looking too great at this moment in time."
There was also a statement on the IRFU website that added, "Tadhg Beirne will see a specialist today to determine the treatment plan for the leg injury that saw him leave the game early on Saturday."
It will more than likely mean now that the 31-year-old will miss Ireland's next game away to Italy in the Stadio Olympico on the 25th of this month.
ℹ️ The Ireland Coaching Team will retain 25 players for a two-day mini camp this week, while the remainder of the squad will return to their Provinces ahead of the weekend's URC action.#TeamOfUs | #GuinnessSixNations
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The same statement went onto add updates several other players in the squad, "Rob Herring will proceed through the Return to Play protocols while captain Johnny Sexton’s groin will be managed this week. 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."
In other Irish news, the Ireland coaching team have kept 25 players for the two-day minicamp at the IRFU High Performance Centre later this week, while the rest of the squad have returned to their provinces to play in this weekend’s URC fixtures.
The Ireland squad will train with Richie Murphy’s Ireland U20s later in the week, confirmed the IRFU.
Ireland Squad, Six Nations Mini Camp
Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 43 caps
Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 29 caps
Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 9 caps
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 35 caps
Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) 2 caps
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 25 caps
Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians) 10 caps
Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 70 caps
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 33 caps
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 27 caps
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 19 caps
James Lowe (Leinster) 17 caps
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 50 caps
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 11 caps
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 102 caps
Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 91 caps
Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 6 caps
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 49 caps
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 111 caps (c)
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 14 caps
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps
Released to Provinces:
Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians) 1 cap
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps
Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 98 caps
Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Marys College) 30 caps
Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University) 1 cap
Michael Milne (Leinster/UCD)*
Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) 3 caps
Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas)*
Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Corinthians) 1 cap
Roman Salanoa (Munster/Shannon)*
Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch)*
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps
*denotes uncapped player
2023 Guinness Six Nations Fixtures & Results:
Italy v IRELAND
Saturday 25th February 2023, KO 14:15 (IST)
RTE TV / ITV / RTE Radio / BBC Radio
Scotland v IRELAND
Sunday 12th March 2023, KO 15:00 (IST)
RTE TV / BBC / RTE Radio / BBC Radio
IRELAND v England
Saturday 18th March 2023, KO 17:00 (IST)
VIRGIN / ITV / RTE Radio / BBC Radio
