Ireland keeping fingers crossed on Tadhg Furlong's fitness for Argentina tie

Andy Farrell is preparing his side to face the Pumas on Friday night in Dublin.

Head coach Andy Farrell with head of athletic performance Aled Walters and defence coach Simon Easterby at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin on Monday. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Tadhg Furlong has not been ruled out of Ireland’s second November international, against Argentina, this Friday. Currently rehabbing, the Wexford man is officially still in line to be named in the squad this coming Wednesday.

The Leinster prop missed last week’s ten-point defeat to New Zealand with a hamstring issue he aggravated during the training camp in Portugal and the squeeze at tighthead is all the more pronounced this week with confirmation that Tom O’Toole will be unavailable.