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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ed Elliot

Andy Farrell hopes Tadhg Furlong will make swift return after hamstring strain

Prop Tadhg Furlong will miss Ireland’s autumn opener (Adam Davy/PA) - (PA Archive)

Head coach Andy Farrell is hopeful prop Tadhg Furlong will make a swift recovery from the hamstring strain which has ruled him out of Ireland’s Autumn Nations Series opener against New Zealand.

Leinster tighthead Furlong arrived in camp nursing the muscular problem and has fallen short in his fitness battle ahead of Friday’s Dublin showdown with the All Blacks.

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