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Published 17:17 6 Feb 2022 GMT
Updated 18:24 6 Feb 2022 GMT
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On the latest House of Rugby, former Leinster and Ireland star Denis Hickie declared, "Tadhg Furlong is right up there. Himself and Antoine Dupont are the two best in the world, right now."Confidence is flowing through Furlong's veins ever since he made his comeback from a spell on the sidelines in early 2021. He rolled into the Lions Tour, performed manfully in that and then took the fight to the All Blacks, in November, when Ireland rumbled them. Teaming up with Rónan Kelleher and the re-constituted loosehead Andrew Porter, Furlong is part of a world-leading front row.
WYN JONES: "I'm good to go, then he goes down" TADHG FURLONG: "I'm going forward, so it must be you!"One Furlong rallying call, just before half-time, perfectly captured where this Ireland team are at, right now. The Welsh were trying to break out of their half but hit a green wall. Another turnover won by the home side. With Welsh shoulders sagging, Ireland's No.3 took in a big suck of air and turned to his pack-mates:
"Let's ****ing talk ourselves up a bit!"Ireland were on top, and had been for most of the half. Furlong wanted the Welsh to know all about it. Wales survived the final dregs of the half and were grateful for Peyper's whistle. They headed to the changing rooms only 10-0 down. 12 minutes into the second half, though, and it was game over. Two Andrew Conway tries signalled Wales' race was run. The biggest signal that Ireland had the game was in the bag came, right after Conway's second try, when Andy Farrell gave the signal. The first two men called off, to rest up for France, next week, were Tadhg Furlong and Jack Conan. Job done.
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