Scrum-half Conor Murray has been dominated out of the remainder of Eire’s autumn marketing campaign after injuring his groin in Saturday’s win over world champions South Africa in Dublin.
Murray’s a centesimal cap ended early when he was pressured off within the first half.
Ulster’s Iain Henderson has returned to the squad, whereas uncapped Leinster prop Michael Milne has been referred to as up.
Robbie Henshaw, who missed Saturday’s Take a look at, will return to coaching this week forward of Fiji’s go to to Dublin.
Stuart McCloskey, Tadhg Furlong and Johnny Sexton are additionally recovering from accidents picked up in opposition to the Boks.
McCloskey, who changed Henshaw in Andy Farrell’s facet in opposition to South Africa, is “recovering rapidly” from the arm difficulty that pressured him off earlier than half-time.
In a squad replace issued on Monday, the Irish Rugby Soccer Union (IRFU) mentioned Furlong is predicted to coach this week regardless of an ankle downside.
It added that captain Sexton is “recovering effectively” from a useless leg.
Ciaran Frawley and Joe McCarthy, who featured in Eire A’s defeat by an All Blacks XV in Dublin on Friday, and Ryan Baird, will all miss the Fiji recreation.
Jack Crowley, Caolin Blade, Max Deegan and Scott Penny have all been promoted from the Eire A facet.
Eire hope to again up Saturday’s spectacular defeat of the Springboks with victory over Fiji on Saturday earlier than concluding their autumn marketing campaign in opposition to Australia on 19 November.
Following the win over South Africa, who Eire will meet once more at subsequent yr’s Rugby World Cup, Farrell dismissed the importance of Rassie Erasmus’ feedback from three years in the past when the Springboks director of rugby branded the Irish “softies”.
“I do not make a giant factor about it as a result of I do not wish to get distracted,” mentioned Farrell.
“I would like us to carry our personal physicality as a result of we all know .
“I do not wish to make the sport too emotional as a result of I would like us to be correct in what we do.
“I believe the sport has moved on somewhat bit now in so far as beating your chest and going on the market and that’ll do.
“We’re attempting to pay attention increasingly more on ourselves and I believe that is exhibiting in how we’re enjoying on the minute.”
Eire squad
Backs: Robert Baloucoune (Ulster), Caolin Blade (Connacht), Joey Carbery (Munster), Craig Casey (Munster), Jack Crowley (Munster), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster), Mack Hansen (Connacht), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster), Hugo Keenan (Leinster), Michael Lowry (Ulster), Stuart McCloskey (Ulster), Calvin Nash (Munster), Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Johnny Sexton (captain, Leinster), Jacob Stockdale (Ulster).
Forwards: Finlay Bealham (Connacht), Tadhg Beirne (Munster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Max Deegan (Leinster), Caelan Doris (Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Dave Heffernan (Connacht), Cian Healy (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Rob Herring (Ulster), Jeremy Loughman (Munster), Michael Milne (Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Munster), Tom O’Toole (Ulster), Scott Penny (Leinster), Andrew Porter (Leinster), Cian Prendergast (Connacht), James Ryan (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), Gavin Thornbury (Connacht), Nick Timoney (Ulster), Kieran Treadwell (Ulster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster).
