Ireland in a hurry to get Edwin Edogbo up to speed

Edwin Edogbo of Munster during the Investec Champions Cup match between Munster and Castres Olympique. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Caelan Doris believes Ireland new boy Edwin Edogbo can make a big impression on international rugby - but the powerful Munster forward has been warned he has to hit the ground running in the Six Nations.

The Ireland squad begin their preparations in earnest in Portugal this week for their opening game of the championship against defending champions France in Paris on Thursday week with 23-year-old lock Edogbo and Ulster scrum-half Nathan Doak, 24, the only uncapped players called into camp at their Quinta do Lago training base.