Tadhg Furlong has been dominated out of Eire’s opening Six Nations match towards England attributable to damage.
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 downside throughout coaching in Portugal.
Furlong has returned to Dublin for additional evaluation.
The tight-head missed all 4 of Eire’s November fixtures attributable to a hamstring problem and solely returned for Leinster within the win over La Rochelle three weeks in the past earlier than sitting out the win towards Bathtub.
Connacht’s Jack Aungier has been referred to as up as a substitute.
- February 1: England (h)
- February 9: Scotland (a)
- February 22: Wales (a)
- March 8: France (h)
- March 15: Italy (a)