Overview
- Connacht coach John Muldoon confirmed Hansen is just out of surgery and said a return timeline will be set once medical reports are reviewed in the coming days.
- Early indications from the club point to an absence measured in months rather than weeks.
- Hansen’s foot issue has repeatedly resurfaced this year, ruling him out of the Lions Tests and flaring in his lone Connacht game against the Bulls in October before recurring versus South Africa.
- The uncertainty over his recovery leaves Ireland’s back-three plans for the upcoming Six Nations under pressure.
- Connacht now focus on their Challenge Cup opener against Ospreys in Bridgend while awaiting a detailed rehabilitation plan.