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Bohan called up after Boyle ruled out of 6N opener

Following Jack Boyle's withdrawal, Connacht prop Billy Bohan has been called up to the Ireland senior squad for the Guinness Six Nations opener on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Boyle's withdrawal deepens Ireland's loosehead injury crisis after he suffered a feared serious leg injury during Leinster's 34-23 BKT United Rugby Championship win away to Connacht and was carted off.
Twenty-Year-Old Billy Bohan has risen rapidly through Connacht's ranks, delivering a strong 50-minute showing that won three scrum penalties; he has just five senior games and is Mick Doyle's grandson.
The squad reshuffle also sees Tom Ahern replaced by Cormac Izuchukwu, while Bohan joins Munster's Michael Milne and Jeremy Loughman in contention as Farrell weighs Tom O'Toole or Finlay Bealham.
The Ireland squad assembled at the IRFU high-performance centre this afternoon ahead of their Algarve training camp, with Leo Cullen warning the injury 'didn't look great' and Andy Farrell due to speak Monday.

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