Ireland and Leinster prop Tadhg Furlong has extended his contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union until the end of the 2021-22 season. The 28-year-old was last week named in the British and Irish Lions squad for this summer’s tour of South Africa, having started all three Lions Tests against New Zealand in 2017. #TeamOfUs 🤩 A 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 as our July games at @avivastadium are confirmed, and now @tadhgfurlong signs a one-year contract extension! 🙌 🟢#ShoulderToShoulder #IrishRugby — Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) May 10, 2021Furlong, who was part of Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam-winning side of 2018, was recently sidelined for almost a year through injury before returning to action during this year’s Championship. We are disappointed to see him go but we thank him for 7️⃣ incredible years and 106 games, with plenty of @IrishRugby caps along the way too.

Source: Express May 10, 2021 13:41 UTC