Joe Schmidt’s second row options for the remainder of the Six Nations have increased with Tadhg Beirne linking up with the Irish squad at Carton House after recovering from a knee injury picked up last month. Munster coach Johann van Graan said he was hopeful the centre will be fine after twisting his knee but they needed to examine it. “He completed his rehab last week with our medical team and Joe pulled him in today to go into the squad there,” added van Graan. John Ryan, Andrew Conway and Niall Scannell, all who started in the 43-0 win over the Kings, have also been returned to Irish camp. “He just got a bit of a knock there as they scored that try and reached out, so we will just manage him through the week,” added van Graan.

Source: The Irish Times February 19, 2019 00:56 UTC