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1st March 2017
03:56pm GMT


"If you look at the way Tiernan has been playing, and just recently, he seems to have got a real spark in his step. He played well when given his opportunity in the November internationals. "If you keep Zebo where he is and bring Tiernan into the back three you've got two guys that can create something out of nothing. They've got great turns of pace and great steps in them. "You can bring Trimble in and he'll do his job well - hit his lines well - but you will add something more in terms of attack by bringing Tiernan in... he is the form fullback in Ireland."https://soundcloud.com/thehardyardssportsjoe/irelands-win-over-france-a-connacht-bromance-and-why-conor-murray-is-so-good-episode-4 O'Halloran deserves every bit of praise he gets but he may have to bide his time until Ireland's summer internationals against the USA and Japan. Were Payne to get through 40 or 50 minutes of action for Ulster, against Treviso, this weekend, we would put him in at fullback. Described by Garry Ringrose as Ireland's defensive captain, Payne has proved himself against the best in world rugby. We would leave Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw in midfield and slot Payne into the fullback role he has so often excelled in for Ulster. He has two games at fullback for Ireland and one wasn't that bad at all - the historic victory over South Africa in Cape Town. Other than that, we are making no changes to the Ireland XV and leaving the bench as it is. OUR TEAM TO PLAY WALES 15. Jared Payne 14. Keith Earls 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Simon Zebo 10. Johnny Sexton 9 Conor Murray 1. Jack McGrath 2. Rory Best (c) 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Devin Toner 5. Donnacha Ryan 6. CJ Stander 7. Sean O'Brien 8. Jamie Heaslip Replacements: N Scannell, Healy, J Ryan, Henderson, O'Mahony, Marmion, Jackson. Trimble. *Let us know what you think of our selections on Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat.

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