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14th August 2019
12:04pm BST

Former Ulster and Ireland winger Andrew Trimble made an early name for himself, in professional rugby, as an outside centre and he made his Test debut in a green No.13 jersey. He was thoroughly impressed by Farrell and Ringrose at the weekend. He commented:
"I thought Chris Farrell was unbelievable. Garry Ringrose… I thought the centre partnership was excellent, and I don’t think they’ve played together before. Farrell has only played 13 (for Ireland) before. So, playing out of position, I thought he was unbelievably good. "I thought Ringrose was unbelievably brilliant. That’s no surprise as he’s always brilliant, to be fair. But it’s the first time that I’ve thought that that 12/13 combination could potentially be the one. "Although, I know that you’ve got Bundee Aki and you’ve got Robbie Henshaw, two unable… Henshaw is typically nailed on while Bundee has played a lot of rugby in the centre for Ireland. But it was the first time that I thought that Ringrose and Farrell combination could work really well. He added, "That’s maybe the reason why Joey (Carbery) looked so comfortable, because he had Farrell trucking it up and Ringrose outside him."Flannery compared Farrell to former Liverpool and England forward Peter Crouch, in that people remark 'for a big man, he's got a really good touch'. "Chris Farrell is an incredibly skilful player," said Flannery, "but sometimes you have to say to him, 'Chris, they HAVE to defend you here. Just carry the ball and you're going to take in three defenders and create space'. He's so skilful, it's getting the mix right of being physical and showing off the skills." WATCH THAT HOUSE OF RUGBY EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/DLctkWX1YIQ

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