Ireland winger Tommy Bowe is in line to play against Scotland on Sunday week after returning to full training with the Ospreys.
Bowe has been troubled with a knee injury since the middle of January and missed the first two Six Nations encounters with Italy and France as well as the Ospreys’ Heineken Cup pool clash with Toulon.
The 26-year old has resumed training with the Welsh side this week with a view to playing a part in the Magners League clash against Benetton Treviso this weekend and Ospreys’ head physio Chris Towers says that if that goes well, Bowe will be free to join up with the Irish squad for the rest of the Six Nations.
“We’ve been monitoring Tommy very closely over the last month, as well as being in close consultation with the IRFU management regards his progress,” said Towers.
“He has made considerable progress over the last couple of weeks, up to the point where we’ve been able to get him up to high level functional sessions without any adverse reactions.
“As such, we’re looking to reintroduce Tommy to team training this week with a view to making him available for selection on Saturday. If everything is positive, he will then be able to return to Ireland camp and be involved in their remaining Six Nations fixtures.”
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