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Published 15:12 2 Feb 2016 GMT
Updated 15:28 2 Feb 2016 GMT
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On CJ Stander "We've got to know a lot of the new faces on a personal level now and it's good that they've fitted right in. They're working very hard and they've done very well this year. "He's fitted in very well. He's been good and he's listened and asked a lot of questions. It's good to have him in the squad and it's going well."@IrishRugby @SeanOBrien1987 is glad to see the back of @Paul_OConnell's intimidating stares. @rbs_6_nations #IREVWAL pic.twitter.com/zgZexaYXtH
— Ross Lindsay (@Ross_A_Lindsay) February 2, 2016
On whether he has been on the receiving end of a Stander tackle in training
"No, and I don't want to either.
"CJ has a bit of everything to his game. He's a very skillful player. He's one of the leaders down in Munster and it's the same here, he's talking and communicating on the field and he's not too shy about things. It's nice to have a fresh voice around the place too."
On the challenge Wales will pose
"We definitely know them very well and they know us. It is about getting our gameplan in place and implementing it as best as we can, and putting them under pressure and easing that pressure off ourselves out there.
"They will come with a lot of aggression, as they do, and a lot of physicality. We have to match that, first and foremost. It will be a cracker of a game because we know each other so well."Frustrated English side nearing shock move to URC
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