Eire captain Caelan Doris is about to be sidelined for as much as six months after present process shoulder surgical procedure, membership aspect Leinster mentioned on Monday.
The 27-year-old sustained the harm in Leinster’s European Rugby Champions Cup semifinal loss to Northampton Saints earlier this month.
Doris, who had been vying with Maro Itoje for the British & Irish Lions captaincy, was omitted of Andy Farrell’s 38-man squad to tour Australia.
“Caelan Doris had a process on Friday final week for a shoulder harm which can maintain him out of motion for between 4 to 6 months,” Leinster mentioned in a press release.
Doris will miss Eire’s exams in opposition to Georgia and Portugal in July and is uncertain for his or her November video games in opposition to New Zealand, Japan, Australia and South Africa.
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