{"id":10768,"date":"2022-12-16T17:07:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T17:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10768"},"modified":"2022-12-16T17:07:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T17:07:13","slug":"healy-progressing-nicely-as-ireland-look-to-keep-the-pressure-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10768","title":{"rendered":"Healy ‘progressing nicely’ as Ireland look to keep the pressure off"},"content":{"rendered":"

IRELAND SAY THEY are treating Cian Healy\u2019s recovery from neck surgery on a \u201cweek-to-week\u201d basis, with the hope still being that the loosehead prop will prove his fitness in time for the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Healy at Ireland training in Musgrave Park last week. Source: Billy Stickland\/INPHO<\/p>\n

After news of a setback for Healy broke last week, the Irish management have insisted that the prop\u2019s rehabilitation from an operation in May is progressing well. However, the hesitance to add to the pressure on the 27-year-old means they have drawn short of putting a defined timescale on his expected return to playing.<\/p>\n

That said, there is some hope that Healy will feature in at least one of the World Cup warm-up games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re giving him the best opportunity to get right over the next couple of weeks so we can hopefully include him towards the end of August.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReferring to what was said last week, he is doing his rehabilitation programme and it\u2019s going according to plan. It is a week-to-week thing and we don\u2019t want to put too much pressure on his return. I think he\u2019s progressing nicely at the moment, but we\u2019re not going to put any timescale on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Healy at Ireland training in Carton House today. Source: Dan Sheridan\/INPHO<\/p>\n

Asked whether the reports on Healy last week had perhaps been over the top, Easterby said:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure. I think the medical team are on top of things and they\u2019re pretty comfortable about how it\u2019s going.\u00a0We have to obviously take advice from them in terms of where they feel Cian is and at the moment we\u2019re just taking it week to week.<\/p>\n

With 51 caps for Ireland already, Healy is a proven performer at international level and therefore may have less need to feature against Wales, Scotland and England in the coming weeks. If he\u2019s healthy, it seems obvious that Healy will travel to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Easterby did point out that it would be far from ideal for Healy to arrive at the global tournament with no match fitness.<\/p>\n

Healy looks to beat Michael Bent. Source: Dan Sheridan\/INPHO<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re Test matches and it\u2019s important that we have guys who are fully fit,\u201d said Easterby. \u201cIt\u2019s not ideal for any player not to get game time during this period, but we have to take a view of each individual and make sure we do the right thing by them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will be the case with all the players who might be coming back from surgery. We\u2019ll make sure that we re-introduce them to game time as and when.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Easterby said that the three other Ireland players returning from surgery are making positive progress and are in line to feature in the World Cup warm-ups, albeit that Saturday\u2019s clash with Wales will come too soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you can probably take it that those guys who have come back from surgery, it\u2019s difficult for those guys to be selected when they\u2019ve a continual programme of rehab. None of them are far away at all, which is great for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully before long we\u2019ll have a full deck to select from.\u201d<\/p>\n

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