Tommy Bowe just has to grin and bear latest setback

Tommy Bowe says he had no option but to smile as he was wheeled off the Principality Stadium pitch last month — having broken his leg 45 seconds after he entered play.

Having worked so hard to regain full fitness after a lengthy knee injury saw him spend 16 months in the international wilderness, the Ulster winger could not believe his bad fortune had returned.

“It was just a grin — you’d either laugh or you’ll cry and I didn’t want to cry in front of 80,000 people,” he said.