Farrell confident of O'Mahony, Furlong involvement for Springboks

IN CONTENTION: Munster's Peter O'Mahony

Ireland are confident Peter O’Mahony and Tadhg Furlong will be fit and available to face South Africa on November 5 if the forward duo continue to recover from their injuries at their current rate of progress.

O’Mahony and Furlong, two heroes of the summer’s historic Test series victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand, both missed last Saturday’s Leinster-Munster URC derby at Aviva Stadium due to respective neck and ankle concerns. Munster skipper and flanker O’Mahony sustained his in the previous weekend’s victory over the Bulls while tighthead prop Furlong rolled his ankle during a Leinster training session last week.