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Irish Examiner
30-04-2025
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- Irish Examiner
Ireland teammate Parsons 'heartbroken' for Wall after injury rules her out of World Cup
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. The IRFU said Wall's recovery and rehabilitation process will rule her out of Ireland's pre-season and the World Cup 2025 campaign, which gets under way at the end of August. "I'm devastated to be missing the next couple of months, but my main focus now is on my rehab programme and I'm looking forward to supporting the team in the Rugby World Cup," Wall said in an IRFU statement. It is the second major injury blow to Ireland's hopes of progressing through the pool stages in England, when Scott Bemand's side will face Japan and Spain at Northampton's Franklins Gardens before meeting defending champions New Zealand in Brighton on September 7. Flanker Erin King, World Rugby Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year, underwent surgery a fortnight ago having sustained a serious knee injury in the Six Nations round three clash with England. Speaking to the Irish Examiner at Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, Ireland wing and ALDI ambassador Parsons, on her own journey back from the second of two leg breaks inside five months sustained last December, said she was heartbroken for Wall but promised her and King all the support they needed from their squad-mates. 'I know we're always going to be there for each other and the two of them have such good mindsets. It's really tough, missing out on a World Cup, and for Dorothy to miss out in Parma (in 2021), that time when we didn't qualify for the last one, and now to miss this one at the last hurdle as well, it's heartbreaking. 'I'm heartbroken for her, but the way that she's dealing with it, she's so mentally resilient. She can adapt to anything. We're there for each other, but I know she's going to be fine and make this rehab block the best that it can be.'
Irish Examiner
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Dorothy Wall ruled out Ireland's Women's Rugby World Cup campaign
Dorothy Wall will miss Ireland's Women's Rugby World Cup campaign later this year after undergoing surgery on her Achilles tendon, the IRFU have confirmed. Wall suffered the injury during Ireland's narrow defeat away to Scotland in the Six Nations last weekend and the forward underwent surgery to repair the issue on Wednesday. And the IRFU have announced that they believe she is set to be ruled out for a number of months. A statement released on Wednesday reads: "The IRFU can today confirm that Ireland forward Dorothy Wall will be sidelined for a number of months after sustaining an Achilles tendon injury during last weekend's Guinness Women's Six Nations clash against Scotland in Edinburgh. "Wall will undergo surgery in Dublin today and the recovery and rehabilitation process will rule the 24-year-old out of Ireland's pre-season and Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 campaign later this year." Wall added: "I'm devastated to be missing the next couple of months, but my main focus now is on my rehab programme and I'm looking forward to supporting the team in the Rugby World Cup."
The 42
30-04-2025
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- The 42
Major blow for Ireland as injury rules Dorothy Wall out of Women's World Cup
THE IRELAND WOMEN'S Rugby team have been dealt a major blow with news that Dorothy Wall will miss a number of months through injury. The Ireland back row/second row is set for surgery today and the IRFU have confirmed Wall will not feature in this year's Women's World Cup as a result. Advertisement The news comes a week after flanker Erin King was ruled out of the World Cup following a serious knee injury. Wall, 24, was forced off in the first half of Saturday's Six Nations defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh. That has now been confirmed as an Achilles tendon injury. 'I'm devastated to be missing the next couple of months, but my main focus now is on my rehab programme and I'm looking forward to supporting the team in the Rugby World Cup,' Wall said. Ireland's World Cup campaign kicks-off against Japan in Northampton on 24 August, before pool games against Spain (31 August) and New Zealand (7 September).
Irish Times
30-04-2025
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- Irish Times
Dorothy Wall ruled out of Ireland's World Cup campaign with Achilles injury
Ireland have suffered a huge blow ahead of the World Cup later this year with news that backrow forward Dorothy Wall is to undergo Achilles' tenson surgery in Dublin on Wednesday that will rule her out of the tournament in England. The 24-year-old from Clonmel suffered the injury in the defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh last Saturday that concluded Ireland's Six Nations campaign. Wall, who started as blindside flanker, was replaced by Claire Boles after 17 minutes of the game at Hive Stadium. An IRFU statement confirmed that wall will be sidelines for a number of months post-surgery, missing the build-up to the World Cup, which starts in late August. Ireland face pool games against Japan and Spain in Northampton before facing defending champions New Zealand in Brighton. 'I'm devastated to be missing the next couple of months, but my main focus now is on my rehab programme and I'm looking forward to supporting the team in the Rugby World Cup,' Wall said.
RTÉ News
30-04-2025
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- RTÉ News
Ireland confirm Dorothy Wall will miss Rugby World Cup
Ireland's Rugby World Cup preparations have taken another major blow with confirmation that versatile forward Dorothy Wall has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury. The lock/flanker is set to undergo surgery today on the achilles injury she sustained in Saturday's Guinness Women's Six Nations defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh, which will see her miss the tournament, which gets under way in England in August. "I'm devastated to be missing the next couple of months, but my main focus now is on my rehab programme and I'm looking forward to supporting the team in the Rugby World Cup," Wall said. The Exeter Chiefs forward had been a key player for Ireland in this championship, featuring in all five games, and scoring three tries. Wall, who turns 25-years-old this week, is already one of the most experienced players in Scott Bemand's Irish squad with 37 caps, and would likely have been part of the first-choice second row partnership for the World Cup. It's the second major injury Ireland have been hit with in recent weeks, with flanker Erin King also set to miss the World Cup. The 21-year-old, who won World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2024, recently underwent surgery on a knee injury which she suffered in the round three defeat to England in Cork. The Ireland squad finished third in the Six Nations, although their campaign finished on a sour note with a 26-19 defeat to Scotland on Saturday. The squad will regather in early June to begin their pre-season camp ahead of the World Cup, with warm-up matches against Scotland on 2 August in Cork, before hosting Canada a week later in Belfast. They take on Japan in their World Cup Pool C opener in Northampton on Sunday 24 August, with Spain and New Zealand their other pool opponents.
