US EditionFurlong Returns to Training Ahead of Six Nations Opener
Tadhg Furlong works to regain fitness after calf injury while Ireland manage squad changes amid injuries before Six Nations opener versus France.
- Tadhg Furlong, tighthead prop , trained at the Ireland camp's Quinta do Lago base this afternoon to prove fitness ahead of Thursday's Guinness Six Nations opener against France.
- After aggravating a calf strain in Bayonne a fortnight ago, Tadhg Furlong missed earlier sessions while Ireland defence coach Simon Easterby said he still has work to prove fitness.
- Assistant coach Simon Easterby said `He got through some good work actually, he's progressed really` as the Ireland squad trained with some players managing minor niggles but overall progressing well.
- Management released Ciarán Frawley, Bryn Ward and Billy Bohan to Dublin to join the Ireland XV, which will be named on Tuesday at 8am Irish time.
- With several positional gaps, selectors weigh options including Michael Milne, Jeremy Loughman, Billy Bohan, and Tom O'Toole, while Tadhg Furlong remains the only fitness concern.
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Easterby claims Tadhg Furlong has 'progressed well' with player in race against clock for France clash
The tighthead prop’s involvement in Sunday’s session at their training base in Portugal’s training base at The Campus on the Algarve has allayed fears he could miss the championship opener at Stade de France due to a calf injury
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