Furlong returns for Leinster in time for Six Nations audition

World-class tighthead returns for Leinster just one week before the start of the Six Nations 

Tadhg Furlong during Leinster Rugby squad training at Energia Park in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Tadhg Furlong is back - and firmly in the frame for a Six Nations spot.

It's eleven months since the Ireland and Lions tighthead last appeared on a rugby field but he will make his long-anticipated return tomorrow evening when Leinster travel to Wales to face Scarlets in the Guinness PRO14.