Recent evidence suggests that Ireland will get the best out of the next man up:
WHEN IT’S ANNOUNCED that a player is heading for a specialist visit, it usually signals that more bad news is on the way.
It remains to be seen how long Beirne will be sidelined for but losing him would undoubtedly be a blow for Ireland as they eye a Grand Slam. The 31-year-old Kildare native has become a key figure in the Farrell era. No Jamison Gibson-Park? No issue. Conor Murray has had two impressive performances in the number nine shirt. He won’t convince those who made their minds up a long time ago, but those willing to actually examine his work on the pitch will have seen his quality against Wales and France. Craig Casey was another who had perhaps his best outing in green last weekend.
No captain Johnny Sexton for the last 32 minutes of a massive Test? Surely that one caught them? No stress. Ross Byrne was all over it as he delivered another composed display in pinning the French back into their own 22 for much of the final quarter. As the 25-man Ireland squad retained by Farrell this week underlines, he possibly views Leinster’s Ryan Baird as the next in line following Beirne’s injury.
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