'Roy of the Rovers' Farrell to get Ireland debut aged 32

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DUBLIN :Resurgent Munster centre Tom Farrell will make his Ireland debut against Japan on Saturday, six years after his only other unsuccessful call-up to the national squad in what coach Andy Farrell described as a "Roy of the Rovers" journey. Captain Caelan Doris will also start for the first time since undergoing surgery six months ago. The influential number eight looked sharp off the bench against New Zealand last Saturday before Ireland fell away badly to a 26-13 defeat. The late-blooming

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