Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - Ireland vs South Africa - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - November 11, 2017 Ireland's Sean O'Brien applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Sean O'Brien will miss September's Rugby World Cup after he was ruled out for six months with a hip injury, his club Leinster said on Sunday.
He is the second flanker Ireland have lost to injury for the tournament in Japan. O'Brien, who missed Saturday's PRO14 final win over Glasgow, is to undergo surgery and joins fellow backrow Dan Leavy on the sidelines after his Leinster teammate was ruled out with a serious knee injury last month.
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