Ireland scrumhalf O'Leary to miss England clash
Updated: March 15, 2011, 12:59
DUBLIN(AP) The Irish Rugby Football Union says scrumhalf Tomas O'Leary has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations clash with England after picking up a freak eye injury in training.
The IRFU says Tuesday he will be sidelined for up to three weeks.
O'Leary was speed training with a sled when one of the straps broke and recoiled, hitting him in the left eye.
The IRFU says "this caused a bleed within the eye which affected his vision.''
It added that the bleeding had stabilized and the situation will be reviewed on Friday.
O'Leary missed the last two matches because of a back injury, but was in line for a recall with Eoin Reddan concussed against Wales last weekend.
