Tuesday 17 May 2022
Joe Schmidt’s chief playmaker is ‘vital to Ireland’s success at the World Cup’,
‘I’ve done a lot of travelling for very little action.’
Rory O’Loughlin has watched the uncapped out-half grow up and has continually seen him impress.
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The 20-year-old was glad to have Isa Nacewa and Garry Ringrose to help marshal the back-line, but he executed his own job brilliantly.
Rhys Patchell is also a potential stand-in for the injured Biggar, who is unlikely to return before Wales travel to face Ireland.
Warren Gatland will not be calling up a replacement.
Joey Carbery has dominated much of the discussion after his performances for Ireland this month, but he’s still stuck behind Ross Byrne in Leinster’s pecking order.
Ireland out-half Nora Stapleton is putting in the hours to ensure rugby flourishes at root and branch in this country.
The out-half suffered more painful blows than being left out of a starting line-up last year.
Rob Kearney is also a doubt for the return clash with Saints, but Sean O’Brien looks set to shake off his neck stiffness.
‘He needs to get out and play a game,’ says head coach Pat Lam.
The out-half only played 40 minutes of Leinster’s loss to Montpellier and had taken a back seat on goal-kicking.
Tyrrell pays tribute to Br Damien Brennan as he targets Cats comeback and his own décima in 2016.
The out-half looks like a man ready to start on Sunday, but is minding his adductor.
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George Ford and Owen Farrell are Lancaster’s immovable 10s.
Otere Black will land in Italy in good time to face Ireland in the JWC.
Vern Cotter has made two enforced and two tactical changes for Saturday’s meeting with the Azzurri.
Ulster go back up the M1 licking their wounds while Leinster end the seasonal inter-pros in the playoff places.
Ireland had an agreement with Racing Metro to limit the number 10′s game time on Saturday.
Injury to JJ hanrahan means that Munster have no recognised back-up at out-half, but the scrum-half is confident he could temporarily fill the void.
The young out-half is an unfairly maligned character after rising to the top of his profession early.
The French club say ligament damage will require between ’10 days and six weeks’ recovery time.
Leinster’s out-half insists he’s happy to be kept guessing in his out-half battle with Ian Madigan.
The Ulster man is standing up for himself after disappointment in November.
Ireland’s youngest ever professional out-half is showing no signs of creaking under pressure.
