Garry Ringrose and Hugo Keenan are set to come back into the mix.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION of Oli Jager to Test rugby last weekend against Wales, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has now used 31 players in this year’s Six Nations.
So far, James Lowe, Jack Crowley, and Caelan Doris have played all 240 minutes of Ireland’s campaign. Nash and Robbie Henshaw aren’t far behind that ever-present trio. There was an early red card for England lock Charlie Ewels when the sides met at Twickenham in 2022 but the home team made life extremely difficult for Ireland, particularly at scrum time. It took late tries from Conan and Finlay Bealham to put gloss on a 32-15 scoreline as Ireland secured the bonus point.
While Ireland had to manage serious injury issues during last year’s championship – who could forget Cian Healy at hooker and Josh van der Flier throwing into the lineouts against Scotland – things have been smoother this time around.They appeared to come through the Wales game last weekend unscathed and are now looking forward to welcoming fullback Hugo Keenan and centre Garry Ringrose back from injury for the England game.
Henshaw has been outstanding at number 13 and it would be harsh to drop him given his physical sharpness, intelligent decision-making, decisiveness, and handling skill. Farrell is not one to forget a player’s historic body of work but Henshaw is hot right now.
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