{"id":25226,"date":"2022-02-22T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25226"},"modified":"2022-02-23T10:40:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:40:30","slug":"tom-otoole-ruled-out-of-italy-game-with-strained-hamstring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25226","title":{"rendered":"Tom O’Toole Ruled Out Of Italy Game With Strained Hamstring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ireland’s Tom O’Toole celebrates after Ireland defeated Argentina (INPHO)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ireland prop Tom O\u2019Toole has been ruled out of Sunday\u2019s Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy due to injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 23-year-old suffered a hamstring strain during Ulster\u2019s 12-0 United Rugby Championship win over Dragons at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is yet to feature in the Six Nations, having won his sole Test cap in last summer\u2019s 71-10 victory over the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cO\u2019Toole will rehab the injury at Ulster and his progress will be reviewed over the coming weeks,\u201d read a statement from the Irish Rugby Football Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has opted not to call up a direct replacement ahead of the weekend game at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After hosting the Italians, the Irish take on England at Twickenham on March 12, before concluding the tournament at home to Scotland a week later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wing James Lowe, who has returned from injury, and his uncapped Leinster team-mate Jimmy O\u2019Brien were added to Farrell\u2019s squad on Monday.<\/p>\n

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