Emotional Sam Monaghan hungry for World Cup opportunity after injury
EMOTIONAL RETURN: Sam Monaghan returns to the Irish starting XV after her ACL injury. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady
There is no good time to suffer an ACL injury. Sam Monaghan suffered hers last June when starting for Gloucester Hartpury in the Premiership Women’s Rugby final: forced off just 18 minutes into her club’s defining game of the season.
Add in calf and hamstring issues and a full campaign has been laid waste since, Ireland going on to enjoy a breakout experience at the WXV1s tournament in Canada where they beat the world champions New Zealand, and then clocking in for a Six Nations off the back of it.
