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2019 Kearney and Earls Wales Send Coach Rob Howley Home After
Allegations Of Betting Rule Breaches
18th, Available For a l e s ’
b i d
September Wf o r

World
Cup
has
glory
| Ireland’s Opener been thrown
into disarray
EXAMINER Against Scotland after assistant
coach
head
Rob Howley
sent
was
has
ndy
Farrell
with
clash
Ireland’s
from
IRISH AKearney and Keith Sunday, so we’re building Scotland could well deter- home tourna-
declared
nicely.
Rob
the
mine the entire outcome of
(barring
“Everybody
Earls available for selec- Robbie Henshaw) is available Pool A, with the winners ment in Japan.
F o r m e r
tion for Ireland’s World for selection.” hoping they can push on and Wales captain and scrum-half Howley left Wales’ training
Cup opener against Leinster center Henshaw top the round-robin stand- camp on Monday following an alleged breach of World
Scotland on Sunday. will definitely miss Sunday’s ings. Rugby’s regulation six which covers anti-corruption and
Assistant coach Farrell said Pool A match due to his ham- Former dual code interna- betting.
full-back Kearney and center string issue, but Ireland still tional Farrell admitted Howley has worked alongside Wales head coach Warren
Earls “ran well” in hope he will be fit for the Ireland have trained with Gatland since January 2008.
Wednesday’s session after game against hosts Japan on added “bite” this week, as The 48-year-old was always going to leave his role in the
struggling with calf and thigh September 28. they sharpen up for their Welsh set-up after the World Cup, but his international
issues respectively. Farrell confirmed that Joey biggest match in some time. coaching future is now in tatters.
“We’re pleased with how Carbery is fully fit, with the “If you take for example Howley was recently linked with succeeding Conor
things have gone today,” said fly-half likely to take a seat on this week, which is the week O’Shea as Italy head coach following the tournament.
Farrell. “Rob and Keith Earls the bench against the Scots. that matters, there’s certainly Howley won 59 caps for Wales and skippered his coun-
ran well and trained well. “Joey’s been training well a feel that’s brewing of major try on 22 occasions in a glittering career which saw him
“There’s a few protocols since Monday, so we’re in a importance to the squad,” play for Bridgend, Cardiff and Wasps.
that they need to go to, so good spot,” said Farrell. said Farrell. As a coach, he was assistant with the British & Irish Lions
that’s what we need to “Robbie won’t make this “The intensity, the bite on three straight tours in 2009, 2013 and 2017.
adhere to with the medical weekend, they are very that’s in training is very sig- He has coached Wales on an interim basis on 20 occa-
staff. But they are very happy. happy with his progress but nificant, and there’s a com- sions and led the team to the 2013 Six Nations title.
“They are available, so he will sit out this weekend pletely different feel. So I sup- Howley attended Wales’ open training session in
we’ve obviously another ses- and hopefully he will be avail- pose that’s a culmination of Kitakyushu on Monday, but he was not present at the
sion to go on Friday. It’s able for next week. His what’s happened over the last team’s official welcome and capping ceremony later that
Wednesday. The game’s on progress has been great.” couple of months.” C
evening.
Wales face Georgia in Toyota in their World Cup open-
er on Monday. C