Cian Tracey
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I mean,
Tom O'Toole is Ireland's fifth-choice loosehead.
I think that's worth stressing.
To come into the tournament without your first three in terms of Andrew Porter, Paddy McCarthy and Jack Boyle, and then Jeremy Lachman goes down injured and Tom O'Toole is slotted in there.
Andy Farrell called him Ireland's double adapter last week after the game, which I really liked because I think when it comes to the World Cup selection next year,
I think having a prop who can play both sides of the scrum is going to be very, very useful.
And it looks like that's going to be Tom O'Toole now.
So, yeah, I agree with your point, Joe.
I mean, at the end of the game this weekend, at the end of the Six Nations, Varel will have used 34 players.
Darren Murray, I think we have to call him Murray or else our Roscommon listeners will be given out.
Sorry, are they from Roscommon or the south of France?
It's Murray.
Yeah.
Yeah, well, I don't think they like that.
Having spoken to them, I think they like to call it Maree.
Okay, I'll go with it.
Pronounce it Maree.
But he'll become the 34th player to have featured in the Six Nations, the 11th player to have made a Six Nations debut as well.
Like, that's an awful lot of inexperience that you've kind of brought in throughout the team.
And like you said, Joe, to still be in with a chance of winning a Triple Crown, to still potentially be within a chance to win the Six Nations title, I think it's to Farrell's absolute immense credit.