Hugo Keenan looking long-term on his road back from injury

Optimum Nutrition ambassador and Irish Rugby player Hugo Keenan as Optimum Nutrition today unveiled a new partnership with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), becoming the Official Performance Nutrition Partner of Irish Rugby. Pic: Ben Brady/Inpho

Hugo Keenan won’t be rushing back from injury, even as he comes to terms with the frustrations of life on the sidelines and eyes up a potential January return-to-play date that would set him up for a key role in the next Six Nations.

Leinster and Ireland’s first-choice full-back hasn’t played since the third British and Irish Lions Test against Australia in Sydney in early August having opted to undergo surgery in London on what was a long-standing hip problem.