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The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) will send an Emerging Ireland squad to South Africa later this year for a three-match competition in Bloemfontein.
Ireland defence coach Simon Easterby has been named head coach for the tour, having also held that role in 2022.
Easterby, who is a candidate to lead Ireland’s senior team in next year’s Six Nations while head coach Andy Farrell focuses on British and Irish Lions duties, will be assisted by forwards Paul O’Connell, scrum coach John Fogarty and backs coach Andrew Goodman.
The Emerging Ireland squad will assemble at the IRFU High Performance Centre in…
