Ireland will be without hooker Dan Sheehan for Saturday’s blockbuster Guinness Six Nations clash with France but Conor Murray has been passed fit for the Aviva Stadium showdown. Andy Farrell has made just one enforced change to the starting line-up which dispatched Wales with Sheehan missing out to a hamstring injury.
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Warren Gatland’s return was spoiled by Ireland as the world’s number one side humbled Wales in the opening Six Nations match in Cardiff. Ireland’s storming start saw tries from Caelan Doris, James Ryan and James Lowe – and 12 points from Johnny Sexton – establish a 27-3 half-time lead that Wales would never manage to surmount.
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Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out of Ireland’s 2023 Six Nations opener vs Wales in Cardiff, in a major blow for Andy Farrell’s side. Furlong, who has only played 36 minutes of rugby since the autumn internationals, has failed to recover from a calf injury, leaving Connacht’s Finlay Bealham to start at tighthead prop.
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Munster’s Joey Carbery has been left out of Andy Farrell’s 6 Nations squad in favour of Ross Byrne and Jack Crowley. Carbery has been blighted by injury through-out his career while his teammate Crowley is seen as a successor to Sexton in the 10 jersey.
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Ireland and Munster star CJ Stander has announced he will retire from both international and club rugby this summer at the age of 31. He has decided to retire after questioning his desire to continue to compete at the highest level, plus a desire to raise his family at home in South Africa.
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