Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Decision day looming with Andy Farrell set to name 45-man training squad on Tuesday
Munster men will have last chance to impress before training panel is revealed
Selection dilemmas: Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. Photo: Sportsfile
Rúaidhrí O'Connor
Next Thursday, it will be 100 days until Ireland get their Rugby World Cup campaign under way against Romania in Bordeaux and, while the drama of the end of the season has diluted talk of the tournament for now, it’s about to come into sharp focus.
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