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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Eamon Doggett

Training picture shows the incredible raw strength of Ireland star Tadhg Furlong

Having run out of weights to lift, Ireland rugby star Tadhg Furlong has turned to his teammates.

Joe Schmidt's side took part in a Captain's Run at the Shizuoka Stadium today before their World Cup showdown with the hosts tomorrow.

But it looked far from a light warm-up for Wexford man Furlong who grimaced as he lifted all 6'3 and 16st 9lbs of Peter O'Mahony above his head.

Furlong, who hails from a farming background, has become of rugby's best prop forwards.

Tadhg Furlong and Peter O'Mahony (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)

And it is no wonder with this kind of lifting power in his arsenal.

The 26-year-old will be in the Ireland front row when take on Japan in Pool A, knowing that a win will almost guarantee them a quarter-final showdown with South Africa.

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