Murphy feels pain of missing World Cup

IRELAND’S Geordan Murphy admitted last night he is still coming to terms with missing out on the World Cup after breaking his leg against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Leicester star was stretchered off midway through the first-half, ending his hopes of displaying his immense talents in the sport’s showpiece event which gets underway in Australia on October 10, and dealing a serious blow to Ireland’s dreams of World Cup glory.

He told the BBC that he knew immediately that something dreadful had happened when he was tackled by Scotland back Mike Blair.