
Rugby
Share
Published 20:03 23 Jan 2021 GMT
Explore more on these topics:
"His name speaks for itself," he says. "It’s going to be really exciting to have him in camp, and just to kind of pick his brains. He’ll definitely add to the environment, without a doubt."On the latest House of Rugby Ireland episode, Roux (LISTEN below) spoke with hosts Eimear Considine and Ian Madigan and named five uncapped players that he feels are in with a good shot at selection.
Roux will be hoping for inclusion in the Ireland squad, but he should make the cut after some notable appearances for province and country in the past six months.
Eimear Considine asked what young and uncapped players had impressed him since rugby returned, last August. He commented:
"Tom (Daly), obviously, has been playing quite well. Alex, from us, Alex Wootton has been playing really well. I’m not going to name just Connacht players here! "Obviously, Ryan Baird has been playing really well, as well. He’s been in the mix but I think he missed out through injury. Think he’s a great No.6… "Picking up on Roux' mischievous smile, when commenting on a player that has played most of his rugby in the second row, Ian Madigan remarked, "He’s definitely not a second row! He’s wasted in the second row, that fella!"
"Can’t waste that by having him in the second row, mate!" Roux chirped, before adding, "No, I think he has been playing really well and he’s definitely someone that is going to play for Ireland for a long time. "So, who else? All the Leinster back row lads – they’ve all been tearing it up. They have serious players over there. There’s a young lad at Munster, Coombes, Gavin Coombes. He’s been playing really well, and then you have Craig Casey, who has been in camp for a day or two with us in the autumn. He’s been playing really well. So there are loads of young players, I think, which is exciting and probably healthy for squad pressure as well."The final squad may well be reduced in numbers than recent iterations, but the likes of Coombes, Baird and Casey will all be hoping for some official IRFU communique in the coming hours. WATCH THAT EPISODE HERE:
Kerry legend slams players for reaction to Michael Murphy punch
Not under his watch! Although the dust has pretty much settled after the Michael Murphy incident during Donegal’s NFL Division 1 final win over Kerry last month, one Kingdom legend is still not pleased with what went on. Most of the criticism was levelled at Murphy for his clear-as-day punch on Dylan Casey, as well […]
Rugby
5h
Wales winger hits back at South Africa fans after cheap shot on rival
Not a good look…. Ospreys winger Luke Morgan has become public enemy No 1 with South African rugby fans, after injuring Sharks player Ethan Hooker. The Welsh side defeated their URC rivals on the weekend, but Hooker did manage to dot down with an impressive solo try. However, in the process of scoring, Morgan dived […]
Rugby
1 day ago
Rugby
Live sport on TV in Ireland this weekend – Football, GAA, Rugby – April 3rd to 6th
Rugby