Donal Lenihan: Wales resilient but this Irish team are special
I think a couple of weeks ago, if you were told that both Mack Hansen and Hugo Keenan were going to be out, you'd be worried.
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I think a couple of weeks ago, if you were told that both Mack Hansen and Hugo Keenan were going to be out, you'd be worried.
Andy Farrell has challenged Test rookie Ciaran Frawley to “prove a point” after handing him a long-awaited full Ireland debut in place of the injured Hugo Keenan.
If there was any sense that Ireland and Andy Farrell could be lulled into thinking Saturday's meeting with Wales at the Aviva Stadium was a done deal, the Ireland coach's team selection will have nipped that theory in the bud.
Andy Farrell has predicted that Richie Murphy will fit in at Ulster and the players "will love him".
Andy Farrell is backing Ciarán Frawley to go out and "prove a point", when he makes his first Test start in Ireland's Guinness Six Nations meeting with Wales on Saturday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
DUBLIN : Ciaran Frawley will get a first start for Ireland after being selected at fullback to face Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday as coach Andy Farrell named a strong team for the Dublin clash.
Ciarán Frawley is set to make his first Six Nations start from fullback as Ireland make several changes to the side to face Wales on Saturday.
DUBLIN : Ciaran Frawley will get a first start for Ireland after being selected at fullback to face Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday as coach Andy Farrell named a strong team for the Dublin clash.