Cian Tracey

They haven't lost that while improving the defence, which I just think is a mark of Stuart Lancaster as a coach.

I mean, the backroom team, they're losing Cully Tucker, which is a big blow.

He's a scrum and contact coach.

He's going to take over.

as the Ireland under-20s coach, but you look at the job that he's done on the Connacht scrum, Billy Bowen and Sam Illo in particular, like what Billy Bowen is doing at 20 years old is like, it's remarkable.

He's a loose head.

He's a loose head, yeah.

He's 20 years old.

He's from Leinster, didn't get a place in the Leinster Academy and Stuart Lancaster was well aware of that just before he came in.

and that is going to happen I think more and more Joe because of Stuart Lancaster's connections in Leinster that if guys don't get make the academy then they'll pick up extra guys but Connacht are producing their own players as well but on Billy Bowen I saw him a couple of years ago he's playing for Newbridge College and I had been told about him before the game and

He was actually doing a bit of commentary in the game.

It was the only time I've ever done commentary.

We'll dig out the tapes.

Yeah, I wouldn't.

Co-commentary, I should add.

But it was very obvious even that day to me how good he was.

And Leinster haven't allowed too many top-class players to slip through the net.

Tygburn is the obvious one, but I think this guy is one in a few years who they'll wonder if they should have done more to keep him.

I know they have the likes of Paddy McCarthy, Jack Boyle, Andrew Porter, who are all outstanding props, but...

I was talking to an ex-prop at the game actually on Saturday and he told me that he reckons Billy Bowen is a guaranteed lion, future lion.