Thomas Clarkson did well in November, while Jack Aungier has had his first call-up.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Quinta do Lago IRELAND HAVE BEEN here before and in remarkably similar fashion.
Ulster’s Tom O’Toole backed up Bealham and then Furlong, making replacement appearances in all five games as he too showed he could step up to the mark at the highest level.Furlong has been ruled out of this weekend’s Six Nations opener against England but they hope to see him back in action before the end of the championship given that the recurrence of his calf injury from earlier this season doesn’t seem to be as significant.
The other three starts at tighthead came against Canada, the US, and Japan, so Bealham had never started a frontline Test until the opening game of the 2023 Six Nations. November was also frustrating for O’Toole. He came on against New Zealand but was forced off with a head injury just two minutes later, missing the Argentina game a week later as a result.
It now looks like he will be asked to take the next big step in his career by backing up Bealham against an English pack that will be desperate to get stuck into this Irish side.
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