Wood out of action for a month

The neck injury that forced Keith Wood to miss Ireland’s World Cup qualifier with Georgia on Saturday will keep him out of action…

The neck injury that forced Keith Wood to miss Ireland’s World Cup qualifier with Georgia on Saturday will keep him out of action for a further month.

Wood’s club Harlequins announced today that the Ireland will be on the sidelines for the next month to give the problem time to heal properly.

Wood aggravated an existing neck injury on Ireland’s marathon journey to Siberia for recent match with Russia.

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