Ireland stars Jonny Sexton, Jamie Heaslip and Tommy Bowe on the first World Cup warm-up match against Scotland and the dreaded cull which will befall several players in the coming weeks.
Declan Kidney’s men kick off their preparations for next month’s big tournament in New Zealand with the trip to Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon.
Kidney’s preliminary squad will be trimmed to 30 ahead of the trip to the southern hemisphere.
We’ll put our necks on the line and say that Sexton, Heaslip and Bowe are probably safe enough, but they’re clearly taking nothing for granted this week.
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