Andy Farrell 'comfortable' with provinces signing of front rows

Farrell was speaking in the wake of the pool draw for the 2027 World Cup.

COMFORTABLE: Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell speaks to the press. Pic: ©INPHO/Nick Elliott.

Andy Farrell has expressed his confidence that IRFU high-performance director David Humphreys’ green light for a spate of prop signings from abroad will not harm the development of young Irish front rowers.

The Ireland head coach is two years out from the next World Cup and has a handful of promising young props in and around his squad with Thomas Clarkson, Jack Boyle and Paddy McCarthy all earning caps in recent times.