Munster prop Jeremy Loughman looking to play bigger role in upcoming Ireland dramas

Trove is the collective noun for props, but that refers to the items used for stage and screen. The human variety, particularly those that currently play rugby for Ireland, could be grouped under the nomenclature an “endangerment”. Certainly, that’s the case when it comes to the loosehead variety. Andrew Porter and Paddy McCarthy are hors de combat, to employ a French phrase, with a trip to Paris looming, while Jack Boyle is nursing a shoulder injury having missed the La Rochelle game. The tighthead stock has also been depleted; Tadhg Furlong is working his way back to fitness while Connacht’s Finlay Bealham could be sidelined for two or three weeks. Jack Aungier, who made his Irish debut in...