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Pity Sexton's injured-
anybody know how long he's out for?
With Sexton injured why has Ian Humphries not been called into the squad?
Answers gratefully received.
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It's a pity Ferris is out too. McLaughlin has been doing well for Leinster for a while now but you never know how lads will take to the international game so it'll be interesting to see how he goes.
When the Ireland A team was picked, with Wallace at 10, it was a clear indication as to where Keatley and Humphries stand in relation to the Irish squad. I read and listened to a few different experts this week, and not having watched much of Humphries I don't really have an opinion on it myself, but the general consensus amongst them seems to be that when he plays for Ulster he regularly gets babied defensively. Apparently on defensive set pieces Ulster often put him out wide and put a centre or flanker in his spot. That suggests he's not a competent defender, so they don't think he's suitable for the national side until he proves he can defend at 10. All that being said, we still pick ROG .......
Trimble's inclusion was a little surprising, I thought Earls would have gotten the nod. That said it's great to see him back on top of his game, I never knew the extent of his injury problems until I read an interview he did with the Indo last Saturday.
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Yes Trimble's been doing great, and fantastic to see it- and I suppose if they're thinking Humphries hasn't got it defensively, well I suppose that's fair enough...though as you say, they're happy enough with ROG.
The word is that Ferris could play but is being protected for France so he's really fully ready for action. I don't know what truth there is in that.
