Dave Kilcoyne and Robbie Henshaw are also available to face Tonga this weekend.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Tours IRELAND HOOKER DAN Sheehan is back in full training after recovering from a foot injury, meaning he could make his return for Ireland against Tonga in their second World Cup pool game this Saturday.
Sheehan suffered his foot injury in the warm-up game against England four weekends ago and there were initially big fears that he could miss the South Africa game, so his recovery ahead of the Tonga game is welcome.Ireland have also confirmed that loosehead prop Dave Kilcoyne has returned to full training after overcoming the hamstring injury that has kept him sidelined since the warm-up game against Italy six weekends ago.
While Sheehan, Henshaw, and Kilcoyne are now all available to face Tonga, Saturday’s game will come too soon for number eight Jack Conan.
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