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Johnny Sexton and James Ryan are on course to be fit for Ireland's Six Nations match against Italy on Saturday week, however, Caelan Doris will be absent for the "foreseeable future".
Ireland expect to be without Caelan Doris for the foreseeable future
However, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell expects to have several players back from injury for the Italy game. By Murray Kinsella Thursday 18 Feb 2021, 2:24 PM Feb 18th 2021, 2:24 PM 18,073 Views 9 Comments
Doris is sidelined with a head injury.
Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO
Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO
IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell says they don’t expect number eight Caelan Doris to return “any time soon” as the Leinster man deals with a head injury.
The 22-year-old was withdrawn from the Ireland squad the week before their Six Nations opener against Wales after flagging concussion symptoms.
The talking points ahead of today’s crunch Ireland -France test
Ireland’s season is on the line today – and coach Andy Farrell knows it. By Garry Doyle Sunday 14 Feb 2021, 12:11 PM Feb 14th 2021, 7:31 AM 19,149 Views 15 Comments
Updated Feb 14th 2021, 12:11 PM
Can Billy Burns get over last week’s nightmare?
It is 10 years since an Irish side last appeared in a Six Nations game without either Johnny Sexton or Conor Murray in their starting line-up which is so long ago that it preceded the start of Billy Burns and Jamison Gibson-Park’s professional careers.
They’ve come a long way since, geographically at least: Gibson-Park starting life as a pro at Taranaki, Burns as a Cherry-and-White at Gloucester. Ten years and just ten caps later, they’re here, in Dublin, in the white heat of a Six Nations Test with questi