Doris to Return Off Bench Against All Blacks

Ireland captain Caelan Doris will return from a six-month absence after shoulder surgery as a replacement off the bench against New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday. Head coach Andy Farrell said Doris is “in great nick” and forwards coach Paul O’Connell confirmed he has trained fully and shown no ill-effects. Dan Sheehan will captain the side, Jack Crowley has been selected at fly-half ahead of Sam Prendergast, and several British and Irish Lions feature in the starting XV. Ireland’s 36-man squad have largely been given a clean bill of health after training in Chicago, though Mack Hansen was withdrawn and some players remain monitored for knocks amid selection complications from recent injuries and retirements. Farrell returns to the Ireland job after his Lions sabbatical.