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Published 15:36 16 Jan 2018 GMT
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Beirne is exactly the sort of front five forward the top Test teams are building their game-plans around. He is athletic, mobile, can go for 80+ minutes without his levels dropping too much and has great handling skills, and attacking awareness. He is not the biggest of locks in the pro game but he is certainly making his presence felt against some of the best club sides in the northern hemisphere. As for lineout calling, Henderson, Toner and Ryan are all adept and even Treadwell has called in a Test match [Fiji]. For Beirne it is a matter of letting the dog off the leash and being there to back him up. Last November, when he was asked about building for the 2019 World Cup, Schmidt stressed that Ireland's priorities should be targeting the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations. If he is true to that claim, Beirne may yet be the exception to Ireland's unwritten rule.Patience. Skill. Execution.
Love this effort from @scarlets_rugby in @ChampionsCup. Does it get your vote for Try Of The Round? Vote here: https://t.co/MznhqNIY71 pic.twitter.com/puYXWacnbb — Gilbert Rugby (@GILBERT_RUGBY) January 15, 2018
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