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Published 17:58 8 Mar 2017 GMT
Updated 18:33 8 Mar 2017 GMT
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"Tommy has trained really well. He’s trained the house down. "His last couple of games for Ulster have been incrementally improving and some of the things we’ve asked of him, we’ve seen. "It’s tough because Craig Gilroy has also been doing really well and so has Andrew Conway. But I think in the context of what Wales will bring, Tommy is so strong in the air and his experience, having played with a lot of these players in his time with the Ospreys, it was probably a good decision in this context."That may the context Schmidt is holding too but Bowe's selection drew a mixed reaction from Irish rugby fans [below]. Much like Rob Kearney, Bowe is copping some flak for being good rather than great. He made one ill-advised tackle against Scotland but he surely has credit in the bank and the trust of his teammates, having been through so many wars with them. Personally, I would have preferred Gilroy on the bench [if Payne was not fit] but I won't join the queue slating a lad who has delivered time and again for Ireland. Not yet anyway. There were some delighted to see Bowe back https://twitter.com/Gem7688/status/839477345538953216 https://twitter.com/OurLogie/status/839483910132228096 Others bemused https://twitter.com/E_Diddy/status/839480990716264449 The majority were not at all happy https://twitter.com/VocalSterFan/status/839471186539085825 https://twitter.com/doogie_nights/status/839471904406835200 https://twitter.com/Roarzz/status/839472500232884225 https://twitter.com/stevemanning15/status/839490406052167680
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