D'Arcy hopes fading fast

Gordon D’Arcy’s chances of playing any further part in Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations campaign receded today when coach Eddie O’Sullivan revealed his growing concern over the Leinster centre’s hamstring injury.

D’Arcy limped off in the first half of his side’s opening championship fixture against Italy and despite a spell in a specialist rehabilitation centre in Spala, Poland, he has not figured in Ireland’s Grand Slam bid since.