Iain Henderson: Looming selection not an excuse for lacklustre display
Stand-in captain Iain Henderson insists looming World Cup selection was not a factor in Ireland's underwhelming performance in scraping past Samoa.
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Stand-in captain Iain Henderson insists looming World Cup selection was not a factor in Ireland's underwhelming performance in scraping past Samoa.
Keith Earls has been ruled out of Ireland's final Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Samoa (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player) in Bayonne, with Jacob Stockdale coming in to the side.
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Captain Iain Henderson has urged Ireland’s World Cup hopefuls to set aside any lingering anxiety about selection and play their way into Andy Farrell’s final squad.
Iain Henderson believes he and his team-mates will be able to park any performance anxiety against Samoa tomorrow, in what will be Ireland's final game before the Rugby World Cup squad is confirmed.
Ireland have handed a full international debut to hooker Tom Stewart for Saturday’s clash with Samoa as they sweat on the fitness of Dan Sheehan ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
DUBLIN : Ireland's Tom Stewart will make his first international start in their final World Cup warm-up game against Samoa on Saturday as the Six Nations champions sweat over the fitness of first choice hookers Dan Sheehan and Ronan Kelleher.
Ulster hooker Tom Stewart will start his first Test match after being named in the Ireland team to take on Samoa in Bayonne on Saturday (7.45pm).