Stringer’s World Cup hopes all but ended

PETER STRINGER’S hopes of travelling to the Rugby World Cup suffered a final blow yesterday and Irish captain Brian O’Driscoll has warned that a number of other top-class players will miss out on the global showpiece.

The Munster scrum-half has been named in the province’s squad to face Wasps at Musgrave Park tomorrow, which means he will play no part in the national side’s games against Connacht today and France on Saturday.

The final squad will be named on Monday.