Ireland lose prop ahead of Argentina Test

INJURY UPDATE: Ireland prop Tom O’Toole has been ruled out of Friday’s clash against Los Pumas due to a head injury he suffered during the 13-23 loss to New Zealand.

The Ulster and Ireland forward suffered the knock moments after coming on to replace Finlay Bealham in the Dublin clash this past Friday.

Tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong trained on Monday after missing Ireland’s opening November international with a hamstring strain.

Ireland’s head of athletic performance Aled Walters is confident there will be a positive response following the Irish’s 19-game winning run at Landsdowne Road being ended by New Zealand.

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“I think it’s natural that there’s a bit of hurt but there’s no anger,” Walters, who recently left England to join Andy Farrell’s staff, told reporters on Monday.

“It’s a group that doesn’t seem to be used to losing.

“It’s probably an environment that’s been immediately down in the changing room [post-match] but as I understand, Faz [Andy Farrell] is pretty good at getting things back on track pretty quickly, and the coaches and leaders the same. They were pretty good today.

“It’s such a good group to reflect and be honest. Home truths were definitely the case and no one has shied away from it.”