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16th July 2023
07:26pm BST
Ireland players, from left, Caelan Doris and Hugo Keenan. (Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"Faz has kept that group together, with a couple of the younger guys that come in during the Six Nations, Hugo Keenan and Caelan Doris," he said. "Faz wants everyone in the squad to be a leader, and those guys were definitely leaders in our squad, even before they were added to the leadership group."For all of the positives regarding this clear line of communication between the wider squad and the coaches, with players encouraged to speak their mind and be themselves, Henderson points out that being overly prescriptive is not the sole desire. "Having that title of being in a leadership group, I think, is almost flawed," he said. "That, kind of by definition, says the other guys aren't leaders.
"Like, saying that Josh van der Flier isn't a leader, or Robbie Henshaw or Bundee Aki, doesn't make sense. They are as much leaders as anyone else in the squad. That is definitely something Faz has spoken about growing, and people being themselves, taking ownership of what they do and leading in their own way. That's something that everybody can do in this squad, as well."Some of the training squad do prefer to get about their own business and leave the committees, and extra get-togethers, be. Whatever Ireland are doing right now, it appears to be working nicely. [caption id="attachment_290135" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]
Iain Henderson was speaking at the launch of Canterbury’s Ireland Rugby World Cup Jerseys which will be worn by the team in France this autumn. The jerseys are on sale now at Canterbury.com, and via Intersports Elverys, in store and on Elverys.ie.[/caption]
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