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'We wish his dad the very best': Ireland squad unite behind Conor Murray after dad Gerry's accident

Ireland assistant coach John Fogarty has expressed the best wishes of the Ireland set-up to Conor Murray's father Gerry after he was involved in a road traffic collision near his home in Limerick this week.

After discussing the situation with Ireland head coach Andy Farrell, Munster scrum-half Conor has decided to play for Ireland against France in the Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Gerry, who is in his 60s, is an experienced cyclist who has worked as an official motorbike marshal on the Tour de France. He was cycling on the N20 near Patrickswell when his bike and a truck collided last Tuesday afternoon.

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Garda closed the road for 90 minutes as emergency services extracted the father of three from the wreckage.

Gerry was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick and later transferred to Cork University Hospital with serious head injuries.

Conor Murray with his father Gerry. (Inpho/Dan Sheridan)

Conor has travelled home to see his father in midweek. He participated in today's captain's run at the Aviva Stadium and Fogarty said afterwards that the 33-year-old was "in good form".

The scrum coach added: "He’s back in with the group and he’s in good form and he’s looking forward to tomorrow.

"We wish his dad the very best from the squad and a quick recovery."

Fogarty was asked if there was any suggestion that Conor, who made his 101st Ireland appearance in last Saturday's victory over Wales, would stand down from Test duty in the circumstances.

"Not that I'm aware of," he said. "Conor's good, he's great, all considered."

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