The House of Rugby panel had Scotland on their minds, too, and possible Ireland team changes were discussed by Johne Murphy and Sene Naoupu.
, who can easily come in without making a dent to the team performance. I'd be interested, too, in seeing who the 10 is, on the bench backing up Johnny Sexton."involved, in terms of his versatility and what he covers at 23," added Johne Murphy.
"That then gives you more options on the bench. For me, I wouldn't worry too much about too many changes because when you sit down to pick the 23 from 33 that are out there, you can make a case for more or less everyone."You look at how well Conor Murray played when he came on [against South Africa].
was probably going to start against Scotland anyway... he needs to get his match fitness up to, in his position, a good 60 minutes." Aside from Jack Conan and Jimmy O'Brien, the only other player not to have World Cup minutes is Stuart McCloskey. The Ulster centre had started seven out of nine Tests, ahead of the England match in the RWC warm-ups, and could definitely do a job if called upon.
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