The 28-year-old will be a key man in Paris tomorrow night.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Paris THE OLD FOOTBALL skills came in handy for Garry Ringrose last weekend in Paris when he showed classy control to take the sting out of a Finn Russell kick.
While Ringrose is one of the best outside centres in the game, he showed his flexibility by playing most of last weekend’s big World Cup win over Scotland on the wing. Advertisement “We are challenged as backs to be across everything detail-wise, so whether you have Stu stepping in, myself going to the wing, Jamison going to the wing, it’s part of the challenge.”Ireland aren’t this comfortable in chaos by accident. Head coach Andy Farrell and attack coach Mike Catt are big on being adaptable.
“I suppose even Catty and Faz, in some of the attacking detail, to fully understand how something works you’ve got to be aware of what other people are doing around you, as well as your own role which then kind of adds and helps, even if you haven’t gotten reps in a certain position during the week, because of the general understanding, the expectation of understanding that we have of each other helps too.
“I guess some of the specifics would be Rieko , his ability, his footwork on the line, his speed, his skills in contact, being able to keep the ball alive,” says Ringrose.
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