Cian Tracey

I think this is one I appreciate.

on what's coming down the track at the World Cup.

Like that is a lot of changes.

There's a lot of opportunities being handed out to guys who, you know, have generally taken their opportunity.

Paris aside, I know Andy Farrell's hand has been forced a little bit in terms of injuries to the back three in the front row.

But I think that's been a blessing in disguise because like I said, by and large, the guys who've come in have been excellent.

So I think this is a very different sort of feel to an Ireland team, the Six Nations campaign.

But in the long run, they could be all the better for it.

Yeah, it's worth mentioning that Jamie Osborne has that left boot in terms of the exit.

So I would agree.

I don't think it's the reason he's been picked.

He is more of a like for like replacement, for want of a better term, for James Lowe.

But I would fully expect Tommy O'Brien to come back into the team or to come into the team.

for the Scotland game I think if this was a grand slam decider I think if it was a World Cup quarter final I think Tommy O'Brien would be picked but I think it's good man management by Andy Farrell because if he was going to give Jacob Stockdale another opportunity I think this is the ideal opportunity he has been playing well for Ulster I know he had a poor night in Paris

he wasn't the only one he was the one who got bombed out of the team along with Tommy O'Brien but Tommy O'Brien got his opportunity in Twickenham came off the bench like you said Joe and took it so I would imagine Andy Farrell is having a very similar conversation with Jacob Stockdale now that look you've been out of the team you're back in and I agree with Eddie it does feel like a big opportunity for him to stake his claim ahead of the World Cup but I think Tommy O'Brien will come back into the team like Jacob Stockdale would have to shoot the lights out I think this weekend for Tommy O'Brien not to come into the team

He played a little bit underage.

He was actually up for media the week of the England game.

So we were asking him about it.

He played a little bit underage.

underage it's quite a curious scenario because it's not something that Ulster have been keen to go down the road of they see him primarily as a tight head but it was John Fogarty the Ireland scrum coach a couple of years ago who broached the subject with him because we're seeing it more and more like look at the South African props guys you can switch across now he's done it in the last two games off the bench