D'Arcy out of Springbok test as O'Sullivan bolsters squad

IRISH centre Gordon D'Arcy could miss the entire autumn series of internationals with the groin injury sustained in Leinster's weekend Heineken Cup success over Bath.

One of the heroes of the last Six Nations Championship campaign was last night anxiously awaiting news of the medical prognosis after undergoing a scan to ascertain the extent of the injury.

He is certainly out of the November 13 test against the Springboks at Lansdowne Road, and as groin injuries are notoriously slow to heal, he will also struggle to make the following games against the USA and Argentina and even Leinster's December Heineken Cup home and away games against Bourgoin.