Ireland’s Paul O’Connell has dismissed the notion of a selection bias towards Leinster players.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Quinta do Lago PAUL O’CONNELL HAS dismissed the notion that Ireland show a bias towards Leinster players when it comes to tight selection calls for the national squad.
There is a perception in some quarters that the Ireland coaches lean towards the ‘cohesion’ offered by Leinster players when it comes to tight selection calls.“50/50s are really hard, there’s always a bit of gut on it,” said the Ireland forwards coach at their training base in the Algarve yesterday. “We’re trying to pick the best players for the team, the best players that I suppose play the best for us and make the team feel good, prepare well and be in the best place to perform.O'Connell with Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO“It’s not frustrating at all, I would always have a very clear conscience about selection, that we’re doing the right thing,” said O’Connell.
Jones had a major impact on England after joining as an assistant to Steve Borthwick following the 2023 World Cup. Jones transformed the English defence and was swiftly promoted to a more senior role in the coaching group but shocked Borthwick and co. by resigning in August of last year. O’Connell has been busy focusing on Ireland’s lineout work, which he said needs to improve after an autumn campaign in which it misfired.
“We don’t want to shy away from layering things on to our lineout to go forward, which we did in the autumn and are going to continue to do in the Six Nations.
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