Tadhg Furlong ruled out of Six Nations opener as Connacht's Jack Aungier called in

Connacht's Caolin Blade will join the camp on Monday following their away clash against Glasgow on Sunday. 

IRELAND CAMP: James Lowe, Dan Sheehan and Jack Boyle have linked up with Ireland in Portugal following their win over Stormers on Saturday. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Tadhg Furlong was ruled out of Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations opener against England this Saturday after suffering a recurrence of calf strain in training.

Furlong returned to Dublin for further assessment on Sunday having gone down in training the day at Ireland’s Quinta do Lago warm-weather base on Portugal’s Algarve the previous day.