McCall out

IRELAND centre Mark McCall, who played against Italy last Saturday, has again been hit by a recurrence of the thumb injury he…

IRELAND centre Mark McCall, who played against Italy last Saturday, has again been hit by a recurrence of the thumb injury he sustained originally against Australia and which kept him out of the game for over a month. McCall is out of contention for the match against France and faces another period of several weeks inactivity.

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