A minute’s silence will be held and players will wear black armbands after deaths of Greig Oliver in Cape Town and two St Michael’s students in Greece
“We have a number of St Michael’s guys here in the squad, who know them well, and as a father of kids around that age and an Irishman I feel really devastated for them. We’d like to offer our condolences to the Wall and O’Donnell families.” Ireland team doctor Barry O’Flanagan has offered pastoral care in trying to help the boys come to terms with the dreadful news.
First-choice fullback McErlean returns to the starting team while Hugh Gavin is named among the replacements. Munster and Shannon wing Josh Costello, who was training with the Ireland Sevens in Dublin, will replace West in the squad. He is expected to arrive in Cape Town on Monday night.
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