Ireland teammate Parsons 'heartbroken' for Wall after injury rules her out of World Cup

Dorothy Wall underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair an Achilles tendon injury which she suffered during the Six Nations game against Scotland. 

Dorothy Wall's injury is the second major blow which Ireland has suffered ahead of the World Cup later this year. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Dorothy Wall’s mental strength will carry the Ireland forward through the double agony of her Achilles tendon injury and missing this autumn’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, her team-mate Beibhinn Parsons believes.

Wall, 24, underwent surgery in Dublin on Wednesday after being sidelined for a number of months with the injury she sustained in Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations loss to Scotland in Edinburgh last Saturday.