Caelan Doris, seen by many as a future Ireland captain, gets a chance to prove his credentials as he will skipper the Irish in their Six Nations match against Italy on Sunday.
The 25-year-old flanker, who has been a pivotal member of the team since Andy Farrell gave him his debut in 2020, gets his chance due to permanent captain Peter O’Mahony being rested.
He has opted to either rest players or give those with minor niggles more time to recover ahead of the potentially tougher home game with Wales in a fortnight. Farrell has taken the opportunity to give Craig Casey a start at scrum-half alongside his Munster teammate Jack Crowley, who impressed in the defeat of the French in Marseille.Not one Ulster player featured in the matchday 23 last Friday but this time Farrell has brought in Stuart McCloskey in the centres — Bundee Aki has a hamstring issue — whilst veteran lock Iain Henderson is on the bench.
For Ryan it is a welcome break as, for so long seen as Johnny Sexton’s successor as skipper, his star has waned due to fitness and form problems.Farrell’s wealth of choice in the back row permits him to put 2022 World Player of the Year Josh van der Flier on the bench and start with British and Irish Lion Jack Conan and the highly-rated Ryan Baird alongside Doris.
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