Ringrose targeting Twickenham return from shoulder injury

A shoulder injury suffered against Leicester Tigers in the last round of Champions Cup fixtures has kept the Leinster co-captain sidelined for the first three rounds of this Six Nations.

RETURN FROM INJURY: Garry Ringrose was speaking as ambassador for the National Dairy Council and the NDC Guarantee Mark.

Two is company, three has been anything but a crowd. For Andy Farrell, the more midfield options the better and the Ireland head coach won’t need telling that he has been spoiled rotten with both the quality and the quantity of centres at his disposal.

The sight of Stuart McCloskey, a specialist inside centre, moonlighting on the wing late on against Wales at the weekend highlighted not just the multi-faceted abilities expected of the players now but the ongoing scramble for space closer in to the traffic as well.