Ireland’s Nick Timoney set for opportunity at number eight after Sean Jansen injury

Ireland will have to delve further into their resources for Saturday’s Nations Championship Test against Fiji at the Aviva Stadium after injuries to forwards Sean Jansen and Dan Sheehan have impacted head coach Andy Farrell’s plans to rotate following Friday night’s 42-12 victory over Argentina.

Jansen has returned to Connacht to rehabilitate the knee injury that rules him out for the remainder of the month’s fixtures. First-choice hooker Sheehan, who captained Ireland against Argentina, is scheduled to return to training early next week after completing the 12-day return-to-play concussion protocols, putting him in contention for the meeting with South Africa the following Saturday.