Ireland captain Caelan Doris says he will get the foot injury which forced him to leave the field early in Leinster's emphatic 36-7 United Rugby Championship final win over the Pretoria Bulls "checked out".
The back row retired hurt just seven minutes into the Croke Park encounter, having recovered sufficiently from a knee injury sustained in the team's semi-final victory over the Stormers to take his place in the starting line-up for the decider.
The sight of Doris coming off injured will have caused concern for Ireland coach Andy Farrell with his side's Nations Championship opener against Australia in Sydney just two weeks away.
Ireland also face **** an on 11 July and New Zealand one week later.
Doris was replaced by Ireland team-mate Jack Conan, who went on to score one of his side's five tries as they became the first side to claim back-to-back league **** les, both signed off with successes over the Bulls.
The back row retired hurt just seven minutes into the Croke Park encounter, having recovered sufficiently from a knee injury sustained in the team's semi-final victory over the Stormers to take his place in the starting line-up for the decider.
The sight of Doris coming off injured will have caused concern for Ireland coach Andy Farrell with his side's Nations Championship opener against Australia in Sydney just two weeks away.
Ireland also face **** an on 11 July and New Zealand one week later.
Doris was replaced by Ireland team-mate Jack Conan, who went on to score one of his side's five tries as they became the first side to claim back-to-back league **** les, both signed off with successes over the Bulls.
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