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Six NationsIreland

Ireland deliver latest medical bulletin on skipper Sexton and prop Furlong who last played 11 months ago

By PA
(Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton said his latest injury problem is “not major” and he hopes to be fit for the Guinness Six Nations opener with Wales. Fly-half Sexton, who suffered hamstring issues at the back end of last year, limped off during Leinster’s PRO14 win over Munster on Saturday.

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“Any time you get a little niggle like that it’s very frustrating because I trained hard to make sure that didn’t happen and it did at the time I didn’t want it to happen, which is somewhat typical,” said Sexton, whose country play in Cardiff on February 7.

“It’s not major and hopefully I will be back training by the end of the week and hopefully be fit for the Wales game. It can be frustrating when you pick up these things but it is a tough game to get through now.

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“I was in a good place before the Munster game, so I won’t let it get me down too much and just get back on the horse and hopefully I will be firing next week.”

Leinster prop Tadhg Furlong was included in Ireland’s squad despite not having played for almost a year due to back, calf and hamstring issues. Farrell said Furlong was feeling “fit” and “strong” and hoped the player would be able to build his fitness by playing for Leinster against Scarlets on Saturday.

“There’s a natural progression that needs to happen for Tadhg himself to be physically and mentally right and to earn the right to be available for Wales,” said the coach. “Speaking to Tadhg on Tuesday, he was feeling good, feeling fit, strong, meeting all the requirements.

“He feels in good spirits so hopefully we get him through to the end of the week, get him some minutes under his belt for Leinster if selected, and then the plan would be that he comes back into camp on Sunday with us and we can assess where he is at.”

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Ayre123 None 37 minutes ago
Glasgow sign van der Merwe as Smith lifts lid on long-term pursuit

Franco Smith, the one that got away,,,

Comparing the Glasgow budget to that of Saracens makes one appreciate that coach!



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NB 53 minutes ago
Barrett's Irish adventure is propelling the Hurricanes to new heights

That is some man to be playing scond fiddle to G, you should be proud of your Uncle. That 1937 tour of NZ still strikes a nerve now. So many of the Boks who toured with Philip Nel seemed to have enlightened attitudes ahead of their time…

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Ayre123 None 1 hour ago
Report reveals Saracens are PREM Rugby's 'homegrown heroes'

Any statistics can be “adjusted” to match certain agenda, that’s why the percents of Non whites 29.5 or the England qualified of 94% are frown upon.

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unknown 1 hour ago
The All Blacks need Rennie, but they also need the public

Part of the problem has been all the off field drama over the last number of years. Also what hasn't helped is the NZ media covering these storys which has turned into an All Blacks, Super rugby, NZR bashing machine by focusing more on negatives then positives. I like Gregor Paul but he has been one of the worst. I get that we need Truth to Power etc but it becomes counter productive for the game in the long run.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
Barrett's Irish adventure is propelling the Hurricanes to new heights

I learned a lot from my uncle. He played in the Possibles vs Probables for the 1938 Lions tour final trials losing out to Gerry Brand who Doc believed was by far the best fullback in the world at the time.

My uncle played in the provincial game against the Lions in “38 which EP lost by one point 6-5 making the conversion to the only EP try from far out. Newspaper reports said he had an outstanding game. Unfortunately the war intervened otherwise he might well have toured with the Boks.



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NB 1 hour ago
Barrett's Irish adventure is propelling the Hurricanes to new heights

What an invaluable rugby upbringing G. From what you say so many of his ideas seem to have passed the test of time.

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Hammer Head 2 hours ago
The All Blacks need Rennie, but they also need the public

Tough love. I get it.

But there is an element of over the top to it. And the standards being unrealistic.



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PMcD 2 hours ago
Report reveals Saracens are PREM Rugby's 'homegrown heroes'

It’s interesting to see how much the RFU are putting into the pathways and spending even more than the clubs.

I do wonder if they should consider an ENG U23 side and enter them in the PREM (as one of the expanded teams), which means the youngsters between the U20 to U23 will continue to get games at this critical stage of their career/development.



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PMcD 2 hours ago
‘It's a pressurised job. International rugby has higher scrutiny but club coaching is relentless’

It’s a shame all the focus is about this, rather than the solid job Geoff Parling has done since he arrived.

He lost 4 key players in Montoya, Cole, Youngs & Pollard, didn’t get a pre-season with the team, added a few wider squad players and then went (up until the weekend) quietly about his business turning them into a good team again and looking very similar to last year’s runners up.



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GrahamVF 3 hours ago
Barrett's Irish adventure is propelling the Hurricanes to new heights

He was very good friends with my uncle who played full back for Eastern Province when Doc captained Easterns shortly before the war. He had met me on one or two occasions when I was still at school, and when I arrived at Stellenbosch he invited me to supper at which I met and his son Dan with whom I became friends. And he lectured me in Phys Ed for two years, so I did know him quite well 😉

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NB 3 hours ago
Barrett's Irish adventure is propelling the Hurricanes to new heights

Sometimes it just seems you knew him so well…😉

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Alex 3 hours ago
Malelili Satala: The Scottish-Fijian starlet who slept outside a train station to make it

What an awesome dude! Exactly what a rugby team needs.

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John Breslin 3 hours ago
The All Blacks need Rennie, but they also need the public

It's always complicated comparing different codes

And least they play at home pretty often



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TC 3 hours ago
Mick Cleary: 'Only a fool would write Saracens off in the long-term. They merit more respect than that.'

Didn’t they lose Ben Spencer when they got relegated?

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GrahamVF 4 hours ago
Barrett's Irish adventure is propelling the Hurricanes to new heights

That’s so true especially when the old leather balls got wet - but by the time I left Stellenbosch we were using the very much lighter four panel balls and spin passes were the norm. Damn it Nick I was coached by Doc I didn’t play with him. 😆

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LE 4 hours ago
Report reveals Saracens are PREM Rugby's 'homegrown heroes'

Agreed you just need to look at the academy cup finalists to see who is producing the best academy players

2021-22 - Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints



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johnz 4 hours ago
The All Blacks need Rennie, but they also need the public

That’s not accurate. It could be argued that the AB supporters are a massive strength.

They demand high standards. The day they stop doing that is a worry.



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johnz 4 hours ago
The All Blacks need Rennie, but they also need the public

I don’t care about the Warriors, but there’s no doubt fans have become disenfranchised. And you can’t blame them.

It all started under Fozzie. The records started tumbling, and the proud history of AB success was damaged.



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SteveD 4 hours ago
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Atlas 4 hours ago
The All Blacks need Rennie, but they also need the public

Know I'm late to this conversation but last time I've been to NZ it was all union. No talk about league. Is this just comment bait or a real thing? But talk about rugby…are the ground roots still there or just a few top schools?

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