Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener against England next Saturday after suffering a recurrence of his calf injury in training.

Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out of Ireland's opening Six Nations clash with England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Furlong has suffered a recurrence of a calf strain and has returned home today from Ireland's training camp in Quinta do Lago, with Connacht's Jack Aungier called up as cover.

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British and Irish Lions prop Tadhg Furlong will miss Ireland's Six Nations opener against England on Saturday because of injury.

Veteran Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong was Sunday ruled out of his team's Six Nations opener against England next weekend because of a calf injury, the IRFU announced.

Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong suffered a recurrence of a calf strain in training on Saturday in Portugal where the squad are preparing for the defence of the Six Nations title; Ireland begin their campai

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Ireland tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong has returned home to Ireland from the squad’s training base in Portugal and has been ruled out of facing England in the opening match of this year’s Six Nations in Dublin on Saturday.