O'Connell ready for action vs Romania
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O'Connell ready for action vs Romania
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt revealed that Paul O’Connell is hungry for action after being left on the bench in the side to play Romania.
The Ireland captain started his country’s first match against Canada last weekend.
“He just wanted to know how many minutes he was going to get. ‘Will I get a fair bit of the second half?’ He wants to play. That’s a really good sign for us."
"He’s feels good, he feels fit. I thought he played really well last week.
"To have him in that sort of shape is a massive bonus for us and to keep him in that sort of shape is part of why he’s on the bench and not starting."
“We might be trying to manage the endgame and to have a little bit of experience and power and intellect coming off the bench. He brings all those three things. It could be a real bonus for us.”
The Ireland captain started his country’s first match against Canada last weekend.
“He just wanted to know how many minutes he was going to get. ‘Will I get a fair bit of the second half?’ He wants to play. That’s a really good sign for us."
"He’s feels good, he feels fit. I thought he played really well last week.
"To have him in that sort of shape is a massive bonus for us and to keep him in that sort of shape is part of why he’s on the bench and not starting."
“We might be trying to manage the endgame and to have a little bit of experience and power and intellect coming off the bench. He brings all those three things. It could be a real bonus for us.”
