Andrew had a super game. Australia was a pretty deep end for him to jump into, |
Andrew Trimble has also slotted in well with Ulster and has benefited from their good run. |
As well as the return of the more senior players, we still have a good blend of youth with Andrew Trimble, Rory Best, Neil Best and Jerry Flannery all coming into the Six Nations with a little bit more experience. |
At the same time, this creates opportunities for other players in the squad to step forward. |
Australia are capable of beating anyone on their day, |
Australia will be disappointed after losing to England. Eddie Jones will come to Dublin with the view of turning things around. But we also have a lot of work to do after Saturday's match. |
Barry has shown significant improvement with every game he has played this year with Munster. His call-up to the national squad is due reward for his performances to date. |
Both David and Reggie have been wonderful servants to the Ireland team and rugby in general. |
Brian obviously looks a bit fitter now. I'm pretty happy with the way he's going. His comeback has come in the middle of an intense period. There's so much focus on the guy but we must remember that he is just a footy player like everybody else. |
Brian will be fit for the Wales clash. He had a tight hamstring and was exhausted so we took the precaution of taking him off before the end of the match. |
But everybody has seen it and the authorities can make up their mind whether there is anything to answer. |
But you don't get to choose the conditions, you just get to choose how you play. |
David has been playing his best rugby of late with Munster and deserves to come in. |
David has played particularly well in the last month and has forced his way into a competitive area of the team. He was not a regular in the Munster team earlier in the season, but after his first Heineken Cup game he got better and better. |
Even if we had a full team ready to go, it would still be a massive challenge. |