Eire can be with out British & Irish Lions prop Tadhg Furlong for his or her Six Nations opener in opposition to England on Saturday in Dublin.
The 32-year-old has been dominated out after struggling a calf pressure in coaching final weekend. Connacht’s Jack Aungier has been known as up.
Furlong missed all 4 of Eire’s autumn internationals with a hamstring harm and solely returned to health this month. However with Furlong sidelined, it will doubtless be Finlay Bealham who begins at tight-head prop, with Tom O’Toole suspended.
In higher information for Eire, James Lowe and Dan Sheehan are again within the combine after recovering from harm.
Sheehan is again after recovering from an ACL harm, whereas Lowe has been sidelined with a calf harm he suffered in opposition to Australia in November. Leinster’s Jack Boyle has additionally joined up with the squad, whereas Connacht’s Caolin Blade arrives on Monday.
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