Andy Farrell has always been a big fan of Keith Earls the player and Keith Earls the man:
WITH 98 CAPS to his name as things stand, it remains to be seen if Keith Earls can become Ireland’s ninth centurion.
The 35-year-old is only now back available after recovering from the hamstring issue that ruled him out of the Six Nations, having been named in Andy Farrell’s initial squad for the championship. It will also be intriguing to see whether Earls is still a big part of Farrell’s plans with Ireland as they prepare for the World Cup. Ireland go into pre-season camp in mid-June and Earls will almost certainly be in that wider group.
It was telling that Earls captained Ireland’s midweek team against the Māori All Blacks last summer and then started the first Test against New Zealand just a few days later after Mack Hansen was ruled out. It was tough going for someone who usually doesn’t do the full week of training as he manages his body, but Earls bagged his 35th Ireland try against the All Blacks.
So at that stage, one could have ventured with a fair degree of confidence that Earls would be making Ireland’s World Cup squad, but this season has been something of a nightmare for him with all the injury frustration.
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