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Published 10:22 20 Feb 2016 GMT
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At Mullingar RFC, on Friday, Schmidt told the print media:
"I think you will see guys over the next three games that you probably haven’t seen in the tournament so far. "I don’t know which of the games or which number of the games but in the last two Six Nations we have been hanging in, tooth and nail, fighting for the wins that we needed or the [points] differential that we needed. "We haven’t been in this position where mathematically we have a chance but realistically the chance is a long shot, and where we actually get a window of opportunity to maybe blood a few new guys and chase results at the same time. "I don’t think it is going to change our outlook in what we want to achieve but it is going to give us an opportunity to maybe look at a few guys like the big fella there and a few others."'The big fella', we are assured is Ulster centre McCloskey. Drafting in McCloskey to join Robbie Henshaw in midfield may see Jared Payne drop back to fullback. The other option would be a McCloskey partnership with provincial teammate Luke Marshall and Henshaw dropping to No.15, as we have argued. Before we get too pumped, Ireland do finish their championship with home fixtures against Italy and Scotland. Schmidt may give the younger generation a taste a Twickenham before handing out full debuts in Dublin.
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