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Ireland’s head coach Andy Farrell will be looking forward to seeing if Jordan Larmour and Iain Henderson will be available for the next reshuffled Six Nations matches against Italy and France.
Leinster running back Larmour needed oxygen on the field in a 35-27 win over Benetton in their Guinness Pro 14 encounter, though he was able to walk off the field after taking what Leo Cullen described as a “heavy hit” to the shoulder .
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Ulster captain Henderson received a red card in the 75th minute of the province’s 24-12 win over the Ospreys.
The 28-year-old was fired, after a review by referee Mike Adamson, for recklessly charging into a ruck and making contact with Dan Evans’ head.
Ireland will face Italy at home in a fortnight in Dublin before a trip to France a week later and the lock could be lost both due to the suspension and potentially even the start of the Fall Nations Cup in mid-November. .
Both players were part of the 35-man Ireland team named last week.
Farrell must also look forward to the damage done to Larmour’s shoulder after his game came to an end in the 48th minute.
Speaking to Leinster Rugby after the match, Cullen admitted that it is speculation until testing takes place.
“Jordan has taken a pretty bad blow to the shoulder so we will evaluate it,” he said.
“You could see he was quite uncomfortable and stayed down for a while. We’ll scan him when we get back and then we’ll see the extent of that.
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