Bowe may miss Ireland’s New Zealand tour after surgery

Tommy Bowe could miss Ireland’s tour to New Zealand this summer.

Bowe underwent surgery yesterday to remove a haematoma that pushed into his kidney and caused raised blood pressure. It means he has played his last game for the Ospreys, before his return to Ulster, and could miss a three-Test New Zealand trip in June.

“After considerable consultation with specialists in both Ireland and Wales, Tommy has opted to go down the route of surgical removal of the haematoma in an effort to solve the problem,” an Ospreys spokesperson said.