Conor Murray could face New Zealand

Ireland have not ruled out the possibility of Conor Murray featuring in the upcoming Guinness Series.

The first-choice scrum-half has not played since helping Ireland to a series win over the Wallabies in Australia in June, having suffered a neck injury during Munster’s pre-season and the 29-year-old was omitted from head coach Joe Schmidt’s 42-man squad for November’s four internationals, this weekend’s clash with Italy in Chicago, and the three home Guinness Series Tests against Argentina, New Zealand, and the USA.