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Published 16:10 28 Nov 2017 GMT
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"He's incredibly influential when he plays for us. I think you saw that when he was on one leg against England, but he still made a difference. He would be another guy who would still be on the radar, for sure."
Payne and Heaslip have too much class, and nous, to not be included in the conversation, if fit, while the likes of Niall Scannell, Andrew Trimble and Keith Earls will be hoping to get back in. Tyler Bleyendaal will be Irish qualified too.
Heading into 2018, here is the current pecking order for each of Ireland's positions [with five men to choose from in the second row]. As you may note, there are some considerable changes to the pecking order from before the Guinness Series. A couple of versatile players are included in more than one position.
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