Ireland rugby skipper Erin King feared ankle horror would end career

King suffered the awful injury against England in last year’s Six Nations but has made a remarkable recovery.

Pictured at the launch of Sport Ireland’s Women’s in Sport Week 2026 (March 2nd – 8th) at the GAA National Games Development Centre, Sport Ireland Campus, is Women in Sport Week ambassador Erin King, Irish Women’s Rugby Captain. Women in Sport Week is an annual Sport Ireland initiative celebrating and increasing the visibility of women’s sport and women in sport across Ireland. The 2026 campaign theme is “Same Energy”, which calls on communities across Ireland to bring the same energy, support and visibility to women’s sport as men’s sport by attending, watching and celebrating female sport at every level during Women in Sport Week and beyond. For further information on Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport Week and to find women’s sporting fixtures and events taking place near you, visit: Women in Sport Week | Sport Ireland

NEW Irish rugby captain Erin King has revealed the terrifying extent of the injury she suffered against England in last year’s Six Nations and the remarkable recovery she has made since.

“It was so serious that I didn’t know if I would ever play again. I was told I possibly wouldn’t even be able to run again,” the 22-year-old Wicklow flanker has disclosed.