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Ireland back Mack Hansen has suffered another injury setback with his latest foot injury requiring surgery that could rule him out of the Six Nations. <\/b><\/p>\n
The 27-year-old first sustained the problem on the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia and missed all three Tests of the victorious series.<\/p>\n
The Connacht back-three player reaggravated the issue on his only provincial appearance of the season against the Bulls in October and subsequently missed Ireland’s autumn series games against New Zealand and Japan.<\/p>\n
He was named at full-back for the first time in his Test career against Australia and marked his return with a memorable first-half hat-trick.<\/p>\n
A week later against South Africa, however, he was replaced after 64 minutes with Connacht stating an estimate for his return will be determined after Tuesday’s surgery. <\/p>\n
Ireland start their 2026 Six Nations away to France on 5 February.<\/p>\n
Connacht face Ospreys in their 2025-26 Challenge Cup opener at Brewery Field, in Bridgend on Sunday (15:15 GMT).<\/p>\n
Hansen’s fellow Irish internationals Cian Prendergast and Caolin Blade will also miss the game through injury, while once-capped All Black Josh Ioane is a doubt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n