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Published 14:37 20 Sept 2015 BST
Updated 14:37 20 Sept 2015 BST
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Given his growing influence on the team, and starring role in the second row, the comparisons with Paul O'Connell are inevitable.
“I think for Hendy it’s about taking the bits of [O'Connell's] game, but he has to generate his own thing too.
“Paulie has bits of his game that Hendy doesn’t and he can work on that, but the flip side is that Hendy has a lot of aspects of his game in terms of athleticism and raw power that a lot of people don’t have.
“So he has to mould his game, keep trying to get better, take the bits from Paulie too, because in world rugby I don’t think you’re going to get a better role model as a second row than Paul O’Connell.
“He’s very lucky to be playing alongside him."
“Hendy will learn from that, and get better through that."
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