Former Ireland backrow taking charge during Andy Farrell’s Lions sabbatical
Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby at the launch of the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship at the Colosseum in Rome. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inphogame against the Stormers at the Aviva Stadium next Saturday. Jack Boyle will also remain with his province this week to play that game, as will Caolin Blade incamp in the Algarve tomorrow after assembling at the beginning of the week in Dublin.
“I’ve taken the Emerging team to South Africa, we’ve done that twice over the last couple of years and that’s been beneficial to us as a coaching group. Faz hasn’t been on those trips, even though he’s been a big part of the arrangements and selection. It’s meant that other coaches in the system have had an opportunity to lead, one of those being myself.
“It’s great. I think maybe that early part of the season players are coming back in slightly different times, aren’t they? But there was a nice chunk of games for players, towards the back end of those European games there’s some meaningful rugby, a bit of jeopardy. So, players are under a little bit more pressure, aren’t they?
“Sam has had great opportunity in Leinster since we broke up from the November internationals and he’s really taken that. Munster outhalf Jack Crowley during their Champions Cup game against the Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
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