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'I thought I broke my forearm' - Stuart McCloskey set to return after injury relief

The sight of Stuart McCloskey trudging off the pitch after just 28 minutes against South Africa, with his arm held in his jersey as a makeshift sling, was a disheartening one to see.

The 30-year-old had finally been given his shot in a big game, and was taking it. Ireland's best player in the first half-hour, he made nine tackles in defence and broke three tackles in attack, as well as teaming up with Caelan Doris for a big jackal penalty.

It was just his seventh Irish cap, more than six years on from his first against England, with a couple of games versus USA, and one each against Fiji, Georgia and Japan dotted across his career.

And as he walked off the pitch at the Aviva, cap number eight felt a long way away.

"I was frustrated at the time, I thought I broke my forearm and I was pretty worried about that," he said.

"Going off, I was thinking I had waited six-and-a-half years to play another tier one team - not that playing other teams isn't big ,but it's nice to show yourself against a world class team like South Africa - so I was disappointed."

To the Ulsterman's relief, the damage wasn't serious, and after initially fearing he could be staring at months on the sideline, he's now likely to be back within days, and is expected to be involved in this Saturday's meeting with Fiji.

"I was very disappointed at the time, but things have resolved themselves pretty well. Hopefully I'm looking alright for this week.

"It was a nerve - the ulnar nerve if we're being specific - I hit that and my arm just went completely dead. My forearm was in a lot of pain but it cleared up pretty well. My hand is still getting full function back, but it's getting there.

"When you think you've broken your arm, you're thinking 12 weeks or more, so it's

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