Test debuts given to Gus McCarthy and Cormac Izuchukwu, a full Test debut to Sam Prendergast and a third Test start for Jamie Osborne
, be it a first, second or even more, although the hidden warning is that in the worst-case scenario it could also be a last chance.
The debutants and other less experienced players deserve their chance, he said, even if it’s a hard team to break into. “It is, 100 per cent. Take your chance. The lads that we spoke about already it’s their time and you want to know about them. But to me the performance comes from the experienced lads, the lads that we expect to perform. It’s up to them to show the way,” stressed Farrell.
Farrell ventured that Stockdale had “turned the corner”, adding: “He’s obviously had a word with himself. He’s in good form, he’s making things happen, which was always his point of difference. “He’s just a good rugby player who’s getting better because he’s trusting himself more at this level. You’ve seen how he attacked the second Test compared to the first Test in South Africa,” said Farrell, who added that Osborne picks up things very quickly.
While it’s a fun task handing out first caps and marking those landmarks, it’s less so telling a player that he misses out or is 24th man again.
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