Ireland’s scrum-half options improving as Conor Murray and Eoin Reddan set to make it

Ireland’s concerns over who will occupy the scrum-half berth for the Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome next week appear to be far less acute today with the news from camp both Conor Murray and Eoin Reddan are expected to be fit.

Murray missed both of Munster’s recent Champions Cup fixtures with a neck injury sustained while scoring a try away to Zebre at the start of January and skills but kicking coach Richie Murphy was upbeat even though the player is to see a specialist again later this week.

“There’s not really a further update,” he said.