Ryan Baird in race to return for Ireland's Six Nations opener in France

One of Ireland's standout players through the November window, Baird was injured last Saturday against the Springboks

Ryan Baird suffered a fractured tibia during Ireland's defeat to South Africa. Pic: ©INPHO/Gary Carr

Ryan Baird is looking at an absence of somewhere between eight and twelve weeks after fracturing his tibia in last Saturday’s 24-13 defeat to South Africa. 

The Six Nations starts ten weeks from now.