Ireland have been dealt yet another substantial injury blow with the news that flanker Stephen Ferris is set to miss the game against South Africa.
Ferris hobbled from the action of his provincial side's victory over Edinburgh at Ravenhill with an ankle problem and is set to be out for a month.
The news comes as a setback for Ireland coach Declan Kidney, who is already without Brian O'Driscoll and Rory Best during November.
Following the game against South Africa, Ireland face Argentina two weeks later while an Irish XV will tackle Fiji in Limerick in between the Tests.
Comments
Norm says...
Lets see the upside, all these injuries mean even Kidney cant avoid trying something new.
Definitely worth throwing Henderson in. He is a great prospect
Posted 15:41 05th November 2012
Ben7 says...
Bad news. However the boks have far more injury concerns. Oosthuizen, Bismarck, Bekker, Brussow, burger, smith, spies, goosen, habana, frans steyn. Now THAT'S bad. 8 or 9 of these are usually in the 1st XV....
Posted 01:08 05th November 2012
kennyisgay says...
Excuses excuses already. Didn't make much difference in there last outing.
Posted 22:59 04th November 2012
crunchfit says...
@melkdave
To be fair, Ferris wasn't really pushed out. It's just a better overall solution to having two good players of a similar type.
Henderson is good enough for Kidney to risk playing him I think and he's in a position where we have depth and experience. It's the other positions without them that Kidney is afraid to risk anything, unfortunately, to the detriment of the future Irish team.
Posted 22:18 04th November 2012
ArmchairGeneral says...
That's tough. Then again no panic in England camp with many out: Corbisiero, Hartley, Lawes, Croft, Turner-Hall, Joseph, Foden, Ashton. Down 3 hookers.
Posted 21:25 04th November 2012
ciaran1792 says...
I have also been very impressed with Jordi Murphy he kept Warburton quiet last week and was excellent at the breakdown. I say give youth its chance. If your good enough you old enough.
Posted 17:00 04th November 2012
DaveJ says...
BOD, Best, Ferris, O'Brien, Kearney and possibly POC and Healy. The guts of the starting team all out injured. not good.
Posted 13:38 04th November 2012
Tombomb says...
Ireland are now missing O'brian,Kearney,O'driscoll,Best and now ferris what's going to be are back row for the upcoming tests? Heaslip,O'mahony and Henderson
Posted 12:52 04th November 2012
jcahill1 says...
Ah sure we're only missing O'Driscoll, Kearney, O'Brien, Fitzgerald, Best and O'Connell and Healy are doubtful. Thats 4 former lions, two lions captains and the last two ERC players of the year. It'll be fine...
Posted 11:52 04th November 2012
melkdave says...
Thats bad news indeed,however i would now be very tempted to give Henderson a runout,He has looked in form for Ulster so much in fact that they have been playng Ferris at 8,so Henerson can play.Anyone who can push a player like S.Ferris close for the 6 jersey deserves a look at ,at least imo.Question will be is Kidney brave enough to take a gamble ,or will he be his usual staid conservative self.I hope he takes the gamble myself ,but we all know what his like.
Posted 11:46 04th November 2012