Simon Easterby’s men face a Wales team that is as a major low ebb.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Wales YESTERDAY MORNING’S 6AM flight was supposed to take us to Bristol but instead this writer ended up in Ballymun.
The neighbourhood of Poppintree in Ballymun gets its name from the Pappan’s Tree, which was named in honour of a sixth-century abbot, Saint Pappan, builder of a small chapel in Santry. Leinster Rugby have had development officers in these areas for some time including Colm Finnegan, now the IRFU’s national rugby development manager, and Jack Hanratty, who coached Canada women’s 7s to bronze medals at the Olympics last year.
McCleery and others are also busy introducing rugby to schools all over the area, looking to get young people into the sport. And already teams from schools in Ballymun and Finglas have played in lower-level Leinster competitions. 23-year-old Jamie Osborne rotates in for Hugo Keenan to make his Six Nations debut at fullback, 25-year-old Thomas Clarkson gets his first Ireland start at tighthead prop, 22-year-old loosehead Jack Boyle will make his debut off the bench, 21-year-old replacement hooker Gus McCarthy will get his first taste of Six Nations action.
Around those seven tweaks, the likes of left wing James Lowe, scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park, flankers Peter O’Mahony and Josh van der Flier, lineout leader Tadhg Beirne, and tireless prop Andrew Porter ensure there’s lots of nous and stability.Still only 22, out-half Prendergast will look to build on his player-of-the-match outing against Scotland having been preferred to Jack Crowley again.
“So that’s something that’s on the line and we want to make sure that we come away with a win by the performance and not getting ahead of ourselves and making sure it is an 80-minute performance and they don’t get an inch.” Related Reads 'My phone has been blowing up. Sorry if I haven’t got back to anyone!' Goodman sees progress with Ireland's attack after 'tough' start In the front row, Nicky Smith and Elliot Dee bring Test experience alongside WillGriff John, while Dafydd Jenkins and Will Rowlands are a solid second-row pairing, and Taulupe Faletau will aim to roll back the years at number eight.
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