After beating Romania 82-8 in the first round of the World Cup, Ireland will face Tonga this Saturday in the second round of Group B. The match can be watched live on ESPN Scrum on Star+. Watch the whole World Cup on Star+.
For this match, the Shamrock will not be able to count on one of their essential forwards: Jack Conan. The eighth man of the European team suffered a foot injury during the warm-up for the match against Italy on August 5th and has not yet recovered.
Regarding this, British media confirmed that the back-rower has resumed physical training on the field, but he will not be among the selected players for the match against the islanders.