The optimism of coming back from a calf injury and minutes later the career of Dan Leavy came to a crashing halt. The Rugby World Cup has been torn away and Leavy, along with the other injured backrow Josh van der Flier now contemplate their rearranged futures. Van der Flier is expected to recover before Ireland’s series of pre-World Cup friendly matches in August. He has been ruled out for the remainder of the season and into next season to include the Rugby World Cup, was the concise summation. Along with James Ryan, Noel Reid, Rory O’Loughlin and Ross Byrne, Leavy and McGrath count themselves among the graduates of St Michael’s School in Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2019 00:00 UTC