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26th February 2018
06:17pm GMT

It led to a lively debate [from 1:03:00 below] that involved some top comments from former Munster man James Downey and Wasps centre Brendan Macken.Is there any value in Ireland having a bench 9 given Murray has to basically not have a pulse to be taken off? #AskTHY
— Some Gifs and Rugby and stuff (@GifsRugbyNStuff) February 25, 2018
Macken said:
"We're so lucky to have one of the best scrum-halves in the world, if not the best. We'e blessed that we have him and if we do have to play him for 80 minutes each time, well, that's that."Downey believes Kieran Marmion, Murray's reserve, should get at least 15 to 20 minutes per game as Ireland "are in trouble" if the Limerick native were ever to get injured. However, it is worth pointing out that Marmion started and played a gem of a game in the 2017 Six Nations win over England. Luke McGrath came off the bench that day and closed the game out with composure and purpose. Just because they are not getting much game time does not mean they are not quality players. Murray is a class above, though, and that is why he is getting the time. The results are flowing the right way - 10 wins in a row. For now, instead of fretting over that disaster may come or not, let's just build up the wins and add to the aura. We may not have invincible players but we can be a team that wins a shed-load of games. And, as Colin Mehigan points out, there's always the Australia Tour....
Bide yer time lads.Given how indispensable Murray and Sexton are to Ireland, is it not imperative to use the Australia tour to start Carbery and one of the scrum halves in all three tests? #askTHY
— Colin Mehigan (@colinmehigan) February 25, 2018
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