IRELAND HAVE CONFIRMED that number eight Sean Jansen’s Nations Championship campaign is over due to a knee injury.
The Connacht man was forced off during the second half of Ireland’s win over Argentina on Friday night, with Ireland now announcing that he will play no further part in this month’s action.
Jansen joins fellow number eights Caelan Doris and Jack Conan on the injury list.
Ireland have also confirmed that captain Dan Sheehan will miss this weekend’s clash with Fiji in Dublin due to the concussion he suffered in the first half against Argentina, but a 12-day return-to-play period should see him returning for the big game against South Africa on 21 November.
With Sheehan sidelined and Jansen ruled out, Ireland boss Andy Farrell has called up Leinster hooker Gus McCarthy and uncapped Ulster back row David McCann to his squad this week.
23-year-old McCarthy has won seven caps for Ireland, but 26-year-old McCann is a fresh face at this level. He has been in consistently strong form for Ulster in recent seasons.
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McCann has played across the back row for Ulster but predominantly at blindside or openside flanker.
With Jansen ruled out, Ireland’s squad is now lacking an out-and-out number eight, but Ulster’s Nick Timoney moved into that position from openside when Jansen was forced off on Friday night and continued to play impressively.
That means Timoney is the most likely starter at number against South Africa in two weekends, although the uncapped James McNabney is another option, while Cian Prendergast has played there for Connacht.
Meanwhile, Ireland will be able to call on centre Bundee Aki this week as he gets set to return to full training after illness ruled him out of the Argentina win. Aki had been set to wear the number 23 shirt.
Right wing Rob Baloucoune [cramp] and flanker Josh van der Flier [ankle] were among the injury concerns on Friday night, but an IRFU statement says that Ireland management are “hopeful that they will both be available” against Fiji.
Baloucoune and van der Flier will be monitored this week, while the lack of a mention of wing Mack Hansen, who took a blow to the ankle but finished the Argentina game, appears to be positive news.
On the Ireland A front, the IRFU has confirmed that Tom Ahern [neck], Ethan McIlroy [thumb] and Michael Milne [ankle] have been ruled out of the game against Fiji A in Cork on Friday 20 November.
Munster lock Fineen Wycherley, Leinster fullback Todd Lawlor and Munster loosehead prop Jeremy Loughman have been called up in their places.
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Jansen's campaign over as McCann and McCarthy called up by Ireland
IRELAND HAVE CONFIRMED that number eight Sean Jansen’s Nations Championship campaign is over due to a knee injury.
The Connacht man was forced off during the second half of Ireland’s win over Argentina on Friday night, with Ireland now announcing that he will play no further part in this month’s action.
Jansen joins fellow number eights Caelan Doris and Jack Conan on the injury list.
Ireland have also confirmed that captain Dan Sheehan will miss this weekend’s clash with Fiji in Dublin due to the concussion he suffered in the first half against Argentina, but a 12-day return-to-play period should see him returning for the big game against South Africa on 21 November.
With Sheehan sidelined and Jansen ruled out, Ireland boss Andy Farrell has called up Leinster hooker Gus McCarthy and uncapped Ulster back row David McCann to his squad this week.
23-year-old McCarthy has won seven caps for Ireland, but 26-year-old McCann is a fresh face at this level. He has been in consistently strong form for Ulster in recent seasons.
McCann has played across the back row for Ulster but predominantly at blindside or openside flanker.
With Jansen ruled out, Ireland’s squad is now lacking an out-and-out number eight, but Ulster’s Nick Timoney moved into that position from openside when Jansen was forced off on Friday night and continued to play impressively.
That means Timoney is the most likely starter at number against South Africa in two weekends, although the uncapped James McNabney is another option, while Cian Prendergast has played there for Connacht.
Meanwhile, Ireland will be able to call on centre Bundee Aki this week as he gets set to return to full training after illness ruled him out of the Argentina win. Aki had been set to wear the number 23 shirt.
Right wing Rob Baloucoune [cramp] and flanker Josh van der Flier [ankle] were among the injury concerns on Friday night, but an IRFU statement says that Ireland management are “hopeful that they will both be available” against Fiji.
Baloucoune and van der Flier will be monitored this week, while the lack of a mention of wing Mack Hansen, who took a blow to the ankle but finished the Argentina game, appears to be positive news.
On the Ireland A front, the IRFU has confirmed that Tom Ahern [neck], Ethan McIlroy [thumb] and Michael Milne [ankle] have been ruled out of the game against Fiji A in Cork on Friday 20 November.
Munster lock Fineen Wycherley, Leinster fullback Todd Lawlor and Munster loosehead prop Jeremy Loughman have been called up in their places.
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