Andy Farrell on some of his Ireland selection decisions for Scotland:
WE HAVEN’T SEEN Tadhg Furlong on the pitch since early December. He got through 36 minutes off the bench against Ulster in what was one of his two Leinster appearances this season.
The lack of game time isn’t a big worry for Farrell. He picked Furlong to start all three of Ireland’s Tests last autumn despite the tighthead having only played 40 minutes for Leinster up until that point of the season.“Some players can and some players can’t and he’s across his detail like no other,” said Farrell.“Tadhg doesn’t have to tear himself apart mentally to try and make sure that he gets up to speed because he’s already figured it out.
The injured Tadhg Beirne and Finlay Bealham are probably the only two players missing from a first-choice Irish 23. Farrell could have been tempted to bring Gibson-Park back into the starting XV but he opted instead for the in-form Murray.Nations Analysis Get Murray Kinsella’s exclusive analysis of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign this spring“We’ve seen his quality in training already but Conor’s playing really well and deserves to start.
“People can think too much into that because you change the way that you play to make sure the personnel are able to be themselves anyway. So Caelan plays well whether he’s at six or eight, but I think this balance is the right one for this game.”
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