Tadhg Furlong (left) and Joe McCarthy during an Ireland training session in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Ben Brady/InphoTighthead prop Tadhg Furlong is back in full training with the Ireland squad and hopes to be part of the matchday side for their second round Six Nations fixture against Italy at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2.10pm). We’ve done live scrums today, we’re doing a few more tomorrow,” said Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty of Furlong’s return. “From November, Italy played South Africa before we played South Africa. Italy took a couple of penalties off them and they shoved South Africa off their own ball.

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2026 06:02 UTC