Six Nations: Iain Henderson named among Ireland replacements for England game at Twickenham | Rugby Union News

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Iain Henderson will start Ireland’s Six Nations game against England on the bench.

The lock missed Ireland’s most recent Six Nations game, the victory over Italy, after testing positive for Covid-19 and also sat out the opener against Wales due to an ankle problem.

But Henderson returned to action by playing the full game for Ulster against Cardiff last Friday.

However, Jordan Larmour will miss the rest of the Six Nations with a hip injury.

Ireland team to play England: Hugo Keenan, Andrew Conway, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe, Johnny Sexton, Jamison Gibson Park, Cian Healy, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne, James Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Josh Van Der Flier, Caelen Doris

Replacements: Rob Herring, Dave Kilcoyne, Finlay Bealham, Iain Henderson, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Joey Carbery, Robbie Henshaw.

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