• O'Leary taken to hospital after suffering suspected broken ankle • Scotland's Chris Cusiter heads the list of possible replacements The Lions seem to have suffered their first casualty before the squad have even assembled when Munster's scrum-half Tomas O'Leary suffered a suspected broken ankle in tonight's Magners League game against Llanelli in Cork. O'Leary was carried off midway through the first half after a horrific twist of an ankle in an accidental collision with one of his own players and was taken for x-rays. He had been a slightly surprising inclusion in the Lions squad alongside Wales's Mike Phillips and England's Harry Ellis ...
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Munster scrum-half Tomas O'Leary has been ruled out of the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa after suffering a broken ankle in his team's 29-10 Celtic League win over the Scarlets. O'Leary will also miss the all-Irish European Cup semi-final against Leinster and the rest of Munster's season. The 25-year-old was carried off on a stretcher in the early stages of Friday's game at Musgrave Park when he collided with David Wallace and turned his left ankle. Munster coach Tony McGahan said: "It goes without saying that we are very disappointed to lose a player of Tomas's stature at this crucial stage ...
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Munster scrum-half Tomas O'Leary could be forced out of the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa after suffering a suspected fractured ankle in his team's 29-10 Celtic League win over the Scarlets on Friday. O'Leary, 25, was immediately ruled out of next weekend's European Cup semi-final against Leinster. The injury occurred in the early stages of the game at Musgrave Park when he collided with David Wallace and turned his left ankle. He had to be taken off on a stretcher. "It's disappointing for O'Leary, poor guy," said Scarlets fly-half Stephen Jones, a fellow British Lion. "He's been fantastic this season and ...
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Munster and Ireland scrum-half Tomas O'Leary began playing whilst a student at Christian Brothers College (CBC). He quickly progressed to playing schoolboy rugby for Munster. O'Leary was also a promising hurling player, following in the footsteps of ...
Tomás O'Leary (born 22 October 1983) is an Irish Rugby Union player, playing in the scrum half position for Munster and Dolphin RFC. The son of Seánie O'Leary, a hurler with Cork ...
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