Ireland vs. Tonga: Andy Farrell makes bold selection calls, and plenty of changes

Andy Farrell will make several changes to his Ireland team to face Tonga, this Saturday, as he keeps one eye on a huge game against the Springboks.

"Jack was out running, which was a real positive, and while Saturday will come a little bit early for him, I think the signs are really positive in terms of being able to train fully next week, and hopefully he will be available for South Africa,""It’s his first [time on

the training pitch] for the last few days. So, he has been doing most of his rehab in the gym with the physios. Today was obviously a very big day for him in terms of getting out and running. He ran really well, it’s really positive and he was in a good place afterwards."

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