Tadhg Furlong expected to be fit for Bok clash

Bullocking Irish tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong is expected to be fighting fit when the time comes for Andy Farrell’s troops to face the Springboks in the first week of November.

Doubt was cast over Furlong’s participation after he injured his ankle in the build-up to Leinster’s clash with Munster last week, but Leinster boss Leo Cullen believes the 29 year-old will be in decent shape for the encounter.

"We thought he was going to be fine last week, he rolled his ankle on Thursday, on Friday we thought he’d be OK,” Cullen said.

"I said to Tadhg on Friday we were happy to make the call at that point and he was keen to give it another day.

"On Saturday he was doing his single leg hops to test his ankle joint and he said he still felt a little bit of swelling, and he made the call.

"That’s where we’ve left it, he’s in camp this week. I would expect him to be able to train fully, so we didn’t take the chance of him playing a game.

"Does he get through all the training, there are other steps that I’m not even going to be witnessing what’s going on there but I don’t know. The way I understand it, he should be fine."