Ireland captain Caelan Doris, along with Rónan Kelleher and Tadhg Furlong, have been ruled out of Ireland's Six Nations clash against Wales this weekend due to injuries. While Ireland hopes to have all three players available for the match against France on March 8th, Doris will miss his first Test in 42 consecutive outings. Coach Andrew Goodman acknowledges the significance of Doris' absence but assures that there are capable replacements. The team will announce their starting lineup for Wales on Thursday afternoon.
CAELAN DORIS, RÓNAN Kelleher and Tadhg Furlong have all been ruled out for Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Wales this weekend. Ireland captain Doris will miss the game due to a knee injury, while Kelleher, who started at hooker against both England and Scotland, is unavailable due to a neck injury.
Tighthead prop Furlong has yet to feature in the championship as he continues to rehab a calf problem. Advertisement Backs coach Andrew Goodman says Ireland remain hopeful of having all three available for the round four meeting with France on 8 March. “We’re hoping they’ll be available for France, so just going through their processes they do with the physios etc, but all making good progress.”“It’s an amazing stat, I saw that the other day. But credit to him and the form he’s been in for a few years, but there’s guys ready to go and we’ve got great cover at eight and I’m sure the guys that fills that jersey will do a great job.” With Doris unavailable, Ireland boss Simon Easterby has an opening at number eight, as well as having to select a new captain for the game.“We’re going through that process obviously, the leadership group has been going well over the last couple of years and there’s a number of guys that have captained their provinces, so we’ve got some good options to choose from there. “I’m sure you could pick a few names out, guys like Peter O’Mahony and Jack Conan that have captained their provinces, Dan Sheehan has, Ringer and JR , Cian Prendergast, there’s a number of guys with leadership experience there, so a few possibilities.” Iain Henderson and Cormac Izuchukwu were previously ruled out for the Wales game, but Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy are both training fully ahead of Saturday’s trip to Cardiff.Related Reads Here's a look at the new jersey Ireland will wear in Cardiff on Saturday Thomas joins Wales coaching team ahead of Ireland Six Nations game Lowe's impact, Gibson-Park's pass, and Van der Flier's engine It’s a busy week out in Abbotstown with the Ireland A squad also preparing for their meeting with England A in Bristol on Sunday, and Goodman explained that some members of the senior Ireland squad could move into the A selection later in the week – Gavin Coombes, John Hodnett, Diarmuid Mangan, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale and Nick Timoney were all added to Easterby’s Ireland panel over the weekend. “There is a chance that some of them could be released for the As. There are a lot of bodies floating around the unit at the moment, which is great to see. “A lot of those boys who have come in for Ireland A have been standout for their provinces so it’s great to have those guys in with an opportunity in the green jersey.”
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