Tadhg Furlong has been dominated out of Eire’s opening Six Nations match in opposition to England because of harm.
The 32-year-old Leinster prop will sit out Saturday’s recreation on the Aviva Stadium in Dublin after struggling a recurrence of a calf drawback throughout coaching in Portugal.
Furlong has returned to Dublin for additional evaluation.
The tight-head missed all 4 of Eire’s November fixtures because of a hamstring concern and solely returned for Leinster within the win over La Rochelle three weeks in the past earlier than sitting out the win in opposition to Tub.
Connacht’s Jack Aungier has been referred to as up as a alternative.
- February 1: England (h)
- February 9: Scotland (a)
- February 22: Wales (a)
- March 8: France (h)
- March 15: Italy (a)