Ireland insist the door remains open for Bundee Aki to return to Guinness Six Nations duty once his four-game suspension is at an end next month. Ringer (Garry Ringrose) and then obviously Stu (McCloskey), who for us in November was one of our standout players. “He’s going home to see the surgeon now. “He'd done his clarity walkthroughs and he's great for the squad, he builds so much belief. “We've got still got great options there and they've been competing out at training the last few days.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2026 15:29 UTC