McWilliams reveals Irish squad to be hit by Sevens exodus

The Irish coach must plan without up to six players for the remaining two Six Nations games against England and Scotland
McWilliams reveals Irish squad to be hit by Sevens exodus

Ireland head coach Greg McWilliams 

Ireland head coach Greg McWilliams has revealed that he may have to plan without up to half-a-dozen players for the last two rounds of the TikTok Six Nations due to conflicting sevens duties in North America.

This is a World Cup year for the shorter code of the game and McWilliams signalled weeks ago that this would likely be pivotal in working out how to juggle the playing pool while insisting that the players themselves would have an input into where their services would be ultimately required.

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