Sean O’Brien has officially been cited after his off-the-ball incident against France

Bad news for Ireland.

With injuries to some key players ahead of the quarter-final with Argentina, Joe Schmidt now has more concerning news. Irish forward Sean O'Brien has been cited following his off-the-ball incident with France's Pascal Pape. The hearing will take place today at 1pm.

Confirmed: Sean O'Brien cited after game v France @RTErugby pic.twitter.com/rJKqavPDjy

— Michael Corcoran (@MichaelC_RTE) October 12, 2015