Johann van Graan will be ‘surprised’ if Conor Murray is named in Irish squad

Johann van Graan has admitted he would be surprised to see Conor Murray’s name appear in the Ireland squad for the November internationals as the scrum-half continues his recovery from a neck injury.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is set to reveal his personnel tomorrow afternoon for the clash with Italy in Chicago on November 3 followed by the home Guinness Series of Tests against Argentina, New Zealand and the USA at the Aviva Stadium on successive weekends.