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Ireland Facing a major problem before Pillar six kingdoms Jack Boyle was the third slacker to go down with an injury.
Boyle was carted away from Leinster’s win over Connacht on Saturday and pulled out of the game Andy Farrellis the team participating in the competition.
Leinster compatriots Andrew Porter and Paddy McCarthy Also absent due to injuryUncapped Connacht youngster Billy Bohan joins Munster’s Jeremy Loughman and Michael Milne.
The trio made just seven appearances for the team in total, leaving head coach Farrell to make a decision after the game. Last year, veteran Cian Healy retired.
The Ireland boss may consider moving conservative Tom O’Toole despite the Ulster mainstay’s inexperience on the left. However, last February he made a rare start wearing the No. 1 jersey in the Irish League One game against the English League One.
Ireland begins to object France Cormac Izuchukwu was also called up to the squad on Thursday 5 February in Paris. The Ulster striker, who can play in either lock or blindside, replaces Munster’s Tom Ahern, who has not recovered enough from injury to take part in Portugal’s pre-match training camp.
Meanwhile, France have called up Joshua Brennan, son of former Ireland international Trevor, to replace Thibaut Flamente.
Lock the Flame Missed the opening ceremony with my wife She is undergoing fertility treatment and was replaced by a Toulouse teammate.
Brennan, 24, was born in Dublin but grew up in Toulouse, where his father ran a pub after a five-year career there.
The French team also added Georges-Henri Colombe and Alexander Rouma to replace La Rochelle’s Yuni Attonio and Paul Boudhunter. Increase Toulouse’s representation in Fabien Galthie’s squad.