Joey Carbery set to start at 10 for Ireland as Andy Farrell makes changes for Fiji:
Carbery is in line for a start at 10. Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO JOEY CARBERY IS set for a key role for Ireland on Saturday against Fiji in Dublin, with the Munster man in line to come into the number 10 shirt.
Furlong’s milestone achievement comes with Johnny Sexton set to be rested this weekend following a 77-minute shift against the Springboks in which he suffered a dead leg. Similarly to Furlong, Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey is set to overcome an arm injury and start in Ireland’s number 12 jersey against the Fijians. It will be interesting to see if Farrell backs Jimmy O’Brien to start at outside centre following his impressive performance there off the bench last weekend.
Ulster’s Kieran Treadwell will hope for a starting chance in the second row, while Farrell may be tempted to give game time to Iain Henderson after he recovered from a knee injury to return to Ireland training over the past two weeks. The uncapped Connacht lock Gavin Thornbury was also called up to the main senior squad this week.
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