Ireland wait on Flannery fitness news

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Head coach Declan Kidney names his team for Ireland's autumn opener at Croke Park at lunchtime on Wednesday with Flannery's condition the outstanding concern.

Flannery, an automatic pick if fit, is nursing a calf injury and Kidney will make a final check on him, with John Fogarty or Sean Cronin on standby to deputise.

The number two jersey in Ireland A's team to face Tonga in Belfast on Friday has been left open until the senior team's selection has been finalised.

Otherwise the only other area of debate would appear to be at inside centre, where Gordon D'Arcy and Paddy Wallace are in contention.

D'Arcy is likely to get the nod, leaving Ireland with just one change to the side that defeated Wales 17-15 in March to clinch the Grand Slam - should Flannery get the green light.

Prop Marcus Horan, who started in Cardiff, has been ruled out until the new year after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure, so Cian Healy will come in.

Horan's Munster team-mate John Hayes completed his five-week ban for stamping on Saturday and will go straight into the front row despite his recent lack of match time.

Kidney has frequently spoken of the need to develop a squad but given it is the Wallabies visiting Dublin this weekend, experimentation would appear unlikely.