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Cian Healy has been ruled out of the remainder of Ireland's Six Nations campaign.
Ireland loosehead Cian Healy is hoping to return from injury in time for Leinster's Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final with Saracens. The Leinster prop sustained a hip injury in the first-half of Sunday's 24-12 defeat to England at Twickenham, with confirmation coming on Monday that his Six Nations campaign was over.. No definitive timeframe was placed on Healy's recovery period, but … He is registered to Clontarf who play in All-Ireland League. Seeing Murray prone on the turf, felled by a non-penalised leading elbow to the jaw from Jonny May, was absolutely Ireland’s worst-case scenario with the World Cup just around the corner, particularly with Johnny Sexton and Joey Carbery already sidelined. "Firstly, our thoughts are with Cian," said Lions boss Warren Gatland.
He is known for his physical strength, and according to Healy made his Leinster debut at 19 years old in the 2006-07 season against Border Reivers, when he came of the bench.Healy continued to be a key player for Leinster in the following seasons, but struggled with a series of injuries, nearly retiring in the summer of 2015 after a neck injury.In November 2009, he made his international debut in the test against Healy was named Man of the Match in a bruising encounter on 17 September 2011, when Ireland defeated Australia 15–6 at the Healy was cited to appear before a disciplinary hearing in London on 13 February 2013, where he received a three-week suspension for stamping on the ankle of opponent player Healy was a key member of the Grand Slam winning Ireland team during the 2017-2018 6 Nations. Ireland have suffered a blow after Cian Healy was ruled out for the rest of the Six Nations with a hip problem he sustained against England on Sunday. Healy was forced off during the first half of the 24-12 defeat at Twickenham with an injury head coach Andy Farrell described as a “jarred hip”. Even if both he and Healy heal swiftly, it is all far from ideal.From Schmidt’s perspective this was also a million miles from the defensive performance he usually demands. IRISH prop Cian Healy hopes to return from injury for Leinster’s Champions Cup quarter-final against Saracens on Saturday, April 4. "Healy was cleared of biting Sheehan when judicial officer Nigel Hampton QC found insufficient evidence to support the claims. He is also a DJ, calling himself DJ Church, performing at both Oxegen 2010 and Oxegen 2011 in the Electric Ballroom with his band partner DJ Gordo. Cian Healy may have played the last game of his season as the Leinster and the IRFU medical teams try to get to the bottom of the injuries that have affected him this season. Combined New South Wales-Queensland Country, Newcastle New Zealander Hampton, an independent judicial officer appointed by the Australian Rugby Union, concluded it was possible that during the incident Sheehan's arm "may have come in contact with Healy's mouth and due to the pressure of the tackle it is likely that unavoidable contact between Healy's mouth and Sheehan's arm occurred". He plays for Leinster and for the Ireland national team. Ireland prop Cian Healy says he hopes to make his comeback from injury in Leinster's European Champions Cup quarter-final against Saracens on 4 April. In the summer of 2015 the Leinster man underwent surgery on a disk in his neck and was left without the use of his right hand due to nerve damage.
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has said that prop Cian Healy has sprained his ankle and that x-rays have come back clear. Photo by Brendan Moran/SportsfileIreland will be without Cian Healy for the rest of the Six Nations after the loosehead prop was ruled out with a hip injury.Ireland have a rest week but head coach Andy Farrell has named a 28-man training squad for a two-day camp.Six players have been released from the squad to play in the PRO14 this weekend, with Luke McGrath, Will Connors, Dave Kearney and Max Deegan (all Leinster), and Chris Farrell and Jack O'Donoghue (both Munster) released back to their provinces.Iain Henderson returns to the squad after missing the England game, while Will Addison continues to rehab a calf injury in Belfast. "Given Cian's injury we have decided to bring Ryan in. Cian Healy has been ruled out of Ireland's remaining Six Nations games because of the hip injury suffered against England. The Lions - made up of players for the four home nations unions in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales - are two matches into a 10-game tour which culminates in a three-Test series against Australia.The tourists enjoyed big wins in their first two matches and on Saturday face Queensland Reds, who will be captained by out-of-favour Australia fly-half Quade Cooper. He was named as part of the Lions squad for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, but withdrew due to injury playing only twice. Healy was forced off during the first half of the 24-12 defeat at Twickenham with an injury head coach Andy Farrell described as a “jarred hip”. He has played well in the RaboDirect Pro 12 this season and for Scotland in the RBS Six Nations and we look forward to him and Alex Corbisiero arriving tomorrow [Saturday]." Ben Youngs cites Cian Healy injury misfortune as England century mark looms Updated / Saturday, 29 Feb 2020 22:13.