Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is facing into a full-blown prop crisis ahead of Thursday week’s Six Nations opener away to France with Leinster’s Jack Boyle the latest loosehead to come a cropper in recent weeks. Boyle stayed down after a scrum 20 minutes into Leinster’s URC game away to Connacht on Saturday evening, eventually being stretchered off. Inexperienced as he is, Boyle was Ireland’s most likely starting loosehead against the French until this.

Source: Irish Examiner January 24, 2026 19:44 UTC