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Published 12:09 4 Feb 2017 GMT
Updated 13:05 4 Feb 2017 GMT
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"No-one deserves it more. He has put in so much hard work over the past few years and it is paying off. He'd be my tip to back up Rory Best for the opening game."Holland was proved right as Scannell was named on the Ireland bench for this afternoon's clash with Scotland. Interestingly, Scannell will be wearing 'Cap 0' on his jersey. https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/827832683149553664 The same anomaly caused some confusion [below] back in November, ahead of Ireland's 40-29 victory over New Zealand, when Garry Ringrose and Joey Carbery sported jerseys with 'Cap 0' stitched on. As Ian Madigan explained, uncapped players on the bench are still deemed to be on '0' until they make their debuts. This would be different if Scannell, for example, was starting. He would then deem to be on Cap 1 from the moment the match starts. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/794986988529209346 While some thought the IRFU's decision to put 'Cap 0' on Carbery and Ringrose's jerseys strange, it worked out to be a sensible move. Carbery came off the bench to replace Sexton, make his debut and lap over a tricky conversion. Ringrose was not called from the bench as Robbie Henshaw and Jared Payne lasted the pace. His Ireland debut would come a week later when he started against Canada. Rory Best will look to stay on as long as possible but it is likely that Scannell will shake off that '0' in the final stages of this afternoon's match.
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