Ireland back-row Erin King to miss World Cup with 'serious knee injury'

Ireland's Erin King is tackled by Maddie Feaunati of England. Pic: Ben Brady/Inpho

Ireland back-row Erin King has been ruled out of the remainder of Ireland’s Women’s Six Nations campaign and Rugby World Cup 2025 after suffering a knee injury in last weekend’s defeat to England.

King will undergo surgery on Thursday and begin her rehabilitation process at the IRFU High Performance Centre.