Ireland flanker Dorothy Wall will miss this year's Women's Rugby World Cup because of an Achilles tendon injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union said on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old, who picked up the injury during Saturday's 26-19 defeat to Scotland in the Women's Six Nations, was set to undergo surgery on Wednesday in Dublin.
According to the IRFU, she will be out of action for a "number of months".
Scott Bemand's side were already without back-rower Erin King for the tournament after she suffered a serious knee problem earlier this month.
Ireland face Japan, Spain and New Zealand in Pool C of the World Cup, which is being staged in England between August 22nd and September 27th.