Sean O’Brien getting back down to the serious business of shoulder rehab

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SEAN O’BRIEN IS down on all fours, back pushing the grindstone.

A month after undergoing a second surgical procedure on his shoulder, the Ireland international is relieved to return to something approaching a routine. Even if he is still a long way removed from playing rugby.

The news that his shoulder joint had become infected after his initial surgery to correct a dislocation early this year and would need reconstruction was frustrating to put it mildly.

Now Joe Schmidt’s first-choice openside will likely have to look beyond next year’s Six Nations too, with the prospect of having a good run at the World Cup his only consolation.

“When I came back last year I was in serious shape,” O’Brien told TheScore.ie yesterday.

“I just needed a few games to get that fitness. There’s nothing but playing games for that.

“I struggled,” admits the Guinness ambassador looking back to when the specialists broke the news, “I struggled when I knew that something wasn’t actually the way I thought it was.

“If that’s kept at bay this time and there’s no tweaks, or little aches or pains – it’s in a way better place already.”

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O’Brien is pencilled in for a March return to playing. Spring still feels a very long way away so you could hardly begrudge the 27-year-old a few weeks to take his head out of rugby and all the good nutritional habits that go with it.

Eating well?

He did his best to avoid separating himself from the playing squad too much, and now that he’s back sweating on the gym floor he’s his own harshest critic when it comes to his moments of weakness.