NIC’S PAIN IS NO BARRIER

NICOLAI JORGENSEN is ready to play through the pain barrier for Denmark.

The Feyenoord striker fractured his wrist playing for his club on Sunday and was considered a major doubt to face Ireland.

But he has been fitted with a protective cast that meets FIFA standards and is poised to start in Copenhagen.

Sporting a clunkier makeshift cast, Jorgensen trained on his own yesterday and said: “I’m having a new one made which will be carbon fibre, so I can play.

“I’ll get the new cast on and hopefully I can train (today).”

Recalling the incident in the 2-2 draw with Den Haag, Jorgensen said: “I knew it had happened as I heard the crack.

“I’ll be 100 per cent for Saturday.”