Andy Farrell will confirm a few tight selection calls tomorrow afternoon.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Durban ANDY FARRELL WILL confirm some big selection calls on Thursday afternoon, with the Ireland coach forced into making at least two changes to his side for Saturday’s second Test against South Africa in Durban.
Murray was good off the bench last weekend in Loftus Versfeld and provides a high level of Test rugby nous. Connacht’s Caolin Blade is set to provide back-up to Murray from the Irish bench, but Farrell has been pondering other changes to his starting XV. Caelan Doris and Josh van der Flier were among the best Irish performers in the first Test and are in line to continue in the back row. While captain Peter O’Mahony wasn’t at his most influential at Loftus Versfield and Ryan Baird made a notable impact off the bench, it would still be a big call from Farrell to replace his skipper in the starting XV.
As such, Ringrose put his hand up for a start this weekend alongside either Aki or Henshaw. Aki is thought to be among those carrying knocks from the first Test, while Henshaw has had to come through the return-to-play protocols so their availability could decide the selection.
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