Ireland rugby squad swerve Covid scare after player returns two negative PCR tests

Andy Farrell's squad will therefore line out against the All Blacks on Saturday afternoon as named earlier this week

An Ireland team huddle during the Captain's Run at the Aviva Stadium. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Ireland's men's squad escaped from an eve-of-match Covid scare on Friday night ahead of their sell-out clash with New Zealand.

The IRFU had earlier in the day revealed a potential positive Covid case which forced that player and a team-mate deemed a potential close contact into isolation, forcing the duo to miss Ireland's captain’s run training session at the Aviva Stadium as a consequence.