Ireland skipper Briggs "absolutely devastated" after injury rules her out of Rugby World Cup

Irish captain Niamh Briggs has said she is "absolutely devastated" to be missing out on the Women's Rugby World Cup due to injury, writes Ciara Phelan.

Niamh, despite successfully recovering from a hamstring injury which ruled her out of the Six Nations, she has now picked up a new injury to her Achilles while training.