Freak eye injury rules O’Leary out of finale

TOMÁS O’LEARY has been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations showdown with England on Saturday after sustaining an eye injury in a freak training accident yesterday.

The scrum-half was taking part in afternoon fitness session and undergoing speed training, pulling a sled when one of the straps failed, recoiled and struck him in the left eye.

“This caused a bleed within the eye which affected his vision,” an IRFU statement said. “The bleeding has now stabilised and following an ophthalmology review it is anticipated that this will continue to improve.