Following the passing of his grandfather, Simon Zebo has been allowed temporary leave from the Irish Rugby World Cup squad.
Our sincere condolences to @SimonZebo and his family on the death of his beloved grandfather. #rip
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) September 28, 2015
After a brief illness, John Geary passed away at Cork University Hospital. Zebo travelled back to Ireland this morning and will link up again with Joe Schmidt's side on Tuesday.
An IRFU spokesperson told Indepdendent.ie:
Simon has been granted compassionate leave by the tournament and returned to Ireland this morning. He is due back with the squad tomorrow I believe.
The Munster player starred at fullback in Ireland's win against Romania on Sunday.
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