O'Connell confident Doris ready for return against All Blacks

Caelan Doris during Ireland Rugby squad training at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Ireland are confident captain Caelan Doris is primed and ready for a very opportune return to action in Saturday’s Soldier Field rematch with the All Blacks.

The Leinster back row hasn’t played since undergoing shoulder surgery in the wake of the province’s Champions Cup exit at the hands of Northampton in May, a procedure which ended his chances of playing for the Lions in Australia this summer.