Ireland's hopes of winning next month's International Rules tests against Australia have been hit with the news that star man Tadhg Kennelly won't feature due to injury. The 27 year old Kerry native underwent a groin abductor release operation on Wednesday and is also due to have a shoulder reconstruction in two weeks time. "I love playing for Ireland and getting to play with the round ball which I don't get the opportunity to do all year. I'll just aim to be back in Croke Park next year," said Kennelly. "Had our (the Swans) season continued on into September, I probably could have played because I could have put back the surgery, and I would have only had to delay it three or four weeks. "But because we finished so early in the finals there would have been a six or seven week gap." Tweet

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