Ireland boss Andy Farrell has given a positive update surrounding the condition of Garry Ringrose following his injury during this afternoon's Six Nations match against Scotland.
Ringrose suffered what looked like a serious head and neck injury and was stretchered off the pitch after a lengthy stoppage.
Ireland face England next Saturday in a Grand Slam showdown knowing a win will seal the title. Andy Farrell however will have to deal with a growing injury list after an attritional encounter at Murrayfield.
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Farrell gave a positive injury update after the match saying, "He’s up and talking, so hopefully he’ll be fine.”
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton spoke to BBC One after the game and insisted his teammates are all the better for the tough encounter they'd just faced.
"It was one of the toughest first halves of rugby I’ve played, the pace it was played at," he said.
"There were a lot of guys that were coming back (from injury) that were probably shocked a little bit by the pace but we’ll be better for it.
“With the amount of injuries we had and to stick at it and to have Cian Healy come on and play hooker, it’s an amazing feat, fair play to him, he kept us in the game because we would have had to go down to 14 men if he didn’t (due to uncontested scrums).”
Head coach Andy Farrell added: "That was an amazing Test match. A bit of organised chaos at half-time, but everyone had a smile on their face. Scotland probably didn’t know what was going on second half at hooker.
"How we looked after each other was the most impressive thing. We’ll go again, we’ll have a good squad. If we get any more injuries in the week we might have to have a look at Old Belvedere under-12s.
"We’ll lick our wounds and go again. England will be dangerous, but it’ll be one hell of a weekend on St Patrick’s Day.”
Ireland face England on Saturday 18th March. A win will guarantee them a Grand Slam title.
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