FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Quarter Final - Ireland v New Zealand - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - October 14, 2023 Ireland's Tadhg Furlong applauds the fans after the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations opener against England after suffering a recurrence of a calf strain in training, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Sunday.
Furlong, 32, missed Ireland's series of games in November through injury, and had only returned to action for Leinster two weeks ago. He has travelled home to Dublin from Ireland's training base in Portugal for further assessment, the IRFU said.
