Ireland forwards Finlay Bealham, Dan Sheehan and Jack Conan make positive progress in their recovery from injury and are in contention to face South Africa in Paris on Saturday.
Finlay Bealham was forced off with a head knock during Ireland's convincing win over Tonga on Saturday
Ireland forwards Finlay Bealham, Dan Sheehan and Jack Conan are in the mix to face South Africa in Saturday's key World Cup Pool B match in Paris. The trio trained with the rest of the Irish squad on Tuesday and scrum coach John Fogarty reported they were making positive progress after injury.Bealham has been cleared to play by World Rugby and Ireland squad medics.over Tonga on Saturday and although he initially failed a head injury assessment , he subsequently passed all tests and has been given the all-clear.
"He's perfect, he was in a scrum today and he's good to go," said Fogarty of Bealham, who was forced off 10 minutes after coming on as a second-half replacement against the Tongans.Leinster number eight Conan has not played since injuring his foot in a warm-up win over Italy on 5 August, while hooker and provincial team-mate Sheehan suffered a foot injury in the victory over England two weeks later.
"Jack is doing bits and pieces today, he didn't do a full-blooded one but he's on the field and he's going to do a little bit more tomorrow and it's then a decision to see how he is," explained Fogarty.Fogarty added that Sheehan had been involved in scrum work on Tuesday."We did some timing in our scrums, some drop-ins and Dan took part. It's great to see him back involved.
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