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Six Nations

Connacht confirm Mack Hansen to miss Six Nations

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Galway , Ireland - 1 January 2024; Mack Hansen of Connacht during the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and Munster at The Sportsground in Galway. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Ireland have suffered a major injury blow with wing Mack Hansen being ruled out of the Guinness Six Nations Championship.

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Hansen was due to undergo surgery on Monday after suffering a dislocated shoulder during Connacht’s United Rugby Championship clash against Munster.

“Mack Hansen (shoulder) will undergo surgery today for a dislocated shoulder and is expected to be unavailable for three-four months,” Connacht said.

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Defending Six Nations champions Ireland kick off their campaign against France in Marseille on February 2, with their final game being a Dublin appointment with Scotland six weeks later.

Hansen, 25, has rapidly developed into a key player for Ireland head coach Andy Farrell, scoring nine tries in 21 Tests since making his debut in February 2022.

He will also miss Connacht’s final two Investec Champions Cup pool games against Lyon and Bristol.

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ED 13 minutes ago
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Toony better have a good 6n then))

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Ed the Duck 14 minutes ago
Ireland are at a crossroads - will they ever make a World Cup semi-final?

Quick enough to keep Lowry AND Balacoune out of contention? Really…

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Hammer Head 22 minutes ago
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I’m not a pundit and I disagree that 2019 wasn’t a key year for the kick and chase (in particular). Law changes - laws related to blocking runners and the Dupont law - came as a result of the kicking game becoming such a large part of the game thanks to teams like SA and France using it so effectively.

For much of the period between 2019 and 2023 - pundits bemoaned the increased use of kicks as an attacking tactic. Especially the box kick.



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IB 26 minutes ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

It will be in the interest of SA teams to get out of the CC asap. A competition of B-teams and youngsters hammered by local A-teams in empty stations. URC give more than enough games for each player to give his best.

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Tommy B 56 minutes ago
Springboks rule the skies as access law leads to more kicking

‘Discuss’

OK…Biggar, is one of the more astute observers in the world.



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Tommy B 1 hour ago
Springboks rule the skies as access law leads to more kicking

Eh? England were excellent at kicks in the Autumn, and scored a number of tries off them.

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
Ireland are at a crossroads - will they ever make a World Cup semi-final?

Halos can move pretty quickly, looked like there was one taking shape over ROG in a recent interview. Unless it was just a bald spot ofc…😇

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Ed the Duck 2 hours ago
Ireland are at a crossroads - will they ever make a World Cup semi-final?

Bottle can crash at any stage of proceedings but it’s still the same thing…

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J Marc 2 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

Agree for the CC.

For Top14, there will be a problem with the second part of your idea. The home and away games is very important especially in french system. And with your solution, people in the stands and even more the treasurer should be concerned by not seeing Toulouse or Bordeaux every year, and maybe for more than two years. And I don't speak of Canal +…



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JD 2 hours ago
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu crowned world’s best in RugbyPass Top 100 2025

In the spirit of the season I’ll let that one go through to the keeper. If you believe it then far be it from me to spoil your party. All I will say is this - Itoje wouldn’t get into the All Black team, he wouldn’t get into even a Springbok 2nd team and I think he’d find it hard to make any of the French, Irish or Argentine teams.

There is one thing I don’t understand, though, and that is why you have that silly selection policy that prevents you from picking Jack Willis. Now there’s a genuine world class player for whom I have the utmost respect.



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JPM 2 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

Obviously Champions Cup is a mess now in particular since URC forced its way through with SA franchises on the bandwagon.

Nevertheless Top 14 cannot go on as it is with games still played in June.



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Hammer Head 2 hours ago
Springboks rule the skies as access law leads to more kicking

The kicking game has been a key attacking weapon since 2019 at the very least. And Biggar’s a genius for saying so now.

NH pundits are the worts.



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J Marc 2 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

No, FFR gives money for international players, but currently, with the FFR LNR agreement, LNR gives 26,5 M€ every year to FFR. This agreement ends next year and is currently being discussed for the future.

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JPM 2 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

I don’t think so. LNR gives back money to the clubs but not to FFR.

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Hammer Head 2 hours ago
All Blacks in the RugbyPass Top 100: Who rose, fell and missed out

4 if you count that treacherous turncoat Gibson Park

Spare a thought for England with none. Evidence yet that you don’t have to have the best players to be the best team in the world.



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SB 2 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

CC. It’s pointless seeing these severely weakened sides playing, just the very best of each league competing would be better. Even 12 teams. 4 Top 14, 4 URC and 4 Gallagher Premiership. 3 groups of 4, play each team in your group once then group winners plus best second place team go to semi finals. This way every game is important, not like now.

I think Top 14 could benefit to become Top 16. Two groups of 8. Play home and away against the teams in your group plus one against the opposing group. Total of 21 games, then you have the finals.



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SB 2 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

Interesting, FFR needs it!

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SteveD 2 hours ago
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For what it’s worth, while I am totally impressed with Sacha’s rocket ship increase in learning over this season, I reckon it would have been better to put him a little way down the list, for one simple reason. While he’s been incredible in 2025, the way he’s getting better almost by the match, he’d have to be placed at position +5 by the end of 2026! He really is that good, and I’m someone down here in Cape Town who wasn’t particularly impressed with him at the start of the year, but the speed with which he’s got the message(s) from Rassie and Dobbo has been mouth-opening for many of us. All I hope for - apart from him not getting injured - is that other top players in rugby around the world will also learn from him and continue to make the game improve even more, as it seems to be doing right now.

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J Marc 3 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

And if I am not wrong, LNR gives a part of this money to FFR…

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J Marc 3 hours ago
Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

Less teams in top14 or in CC ?

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