Cian Tracey

I thought selecting him tonight was really smart management by Andy Farrell because, look, the back three as a collective had a really tough night in Paris.

Jamie Osborne has gotten better and better and was very good for the most part again tonight.

Tommy O'Brien got his opportunity off the bench in Twickenham and was excellent.

So I think it was, to be fair to Stockdale, he did deserve another opportunity.

He's been playing very well for Ulster tonight.

But I just think Tommy O'Brien played so well in Twickenham that I didn't really look at it as him being dropped per se.

I think it was more about putting an arm around Stockdale and saying, look, this is your big opportunity.

And I thought he did very well.

But if I'm looking ahead to next weekend, I'd be surprised if Tommy O'Brien didn't come back into the team because I just think of the spark that himself and Balakun offered in Twickenham.

I know he doesn't play on the left wing.

He's more of a right winger.

But the way they linked together was brilliant.

And I thought Balakun on the other side, again, like it was a really proud day for Ulster to have seven players in the match day 23 a year after not having any against Wales.

And I thought Balakun was very good again.

Like he just he makes something happen every time he gets on the ball.

And I feel like I'm kind of repeating myself from after the Italy game.

Because I made the point that Ireland just didn't do it enough.

And it was a bit like that again tonight.

Every time he got on the ball, he was causing panic within the Welsh defence.

But he was kind of starved of possession for a lot of the stuff.