Irish Rugby confirmed this morning that Tadhg Beirne has been ruled out of the first 2 rounds of the Guinness 6 Nations.
Following a scan, versatile forward Tadhg Beirne has been officially ruled out of the opening two rounds of Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations campaign. Quinn Roux, who captained Connacht to victory in Bordeaux on Saturday, has been called up in his place.
Ireland will aren’t short in the 2nd row with Iain Henderson making a MOTM return from injury in Ulster’s victory over Leicester Tigers however Beirne has also been on top form and also picked up several MOTM awards over recent weeks.
Adam Byrne will travel to Portugal for Ireland’s training camp this week as Andrew Conway picked up a knock during Munster’s round 6
Conway is unable to train this week but will be fully fit to train next week, ahead of Ireland’s eagerly-awaited opening clash with England. Jack Conan will also stay at home and continue his treatment at Leinster this week and will be hopefully be fit to train next week.
Rob Kearney and Jack McGrath will remain with Leinster in order to gain game-time in the GUINNESS PRO14 against the Scarlets on Friday. All other players reporting niggles from the weekend’s European matches will be managed by the Ireland medical team in Portugal.
