Baird leg fracture and Hansen setback add to Ireland’s injury woes

Mack Hansen has suffered a recurrence of the foot injury which caused him to miss the Tests against New Zealand and Japan. 

Ryan Baird suffered a fractured tibia during Ireland's defeat to South Africa. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Ireland’s bruising defeat to South Africa is set to have a knock-on effect on the provinces with Andy Farrell revealing that Ryan Baird fractured a tibia at Aviva Stadium.

Mack Hansen was also withdrawn in the second half with a recurrence of the foot injury that had caused him to miss the first two Tests of the month while Tommy O’Brien failed a Head Injury Assessment.