Stand-in skipper James Ryan believes Ireland’s two-game summer series has helped generate “massive competition” for places going into next season. ✍️💚Thanks for all your support over the last two weeks at @avivastadium, and over the course of the season. Ryan has emerged as the natural successor to veteran fly-half Sexton as Ireland captain during a campaign played entirely amid a global pandemic. Farrell said: “It was a marathon of a season really for what these lads have been through; where do you start in that regard? “It’s going to be difficult for us to select a side going forward into the autumn and that’s exactly what we’re after.”

Source: Irish Independent July 11, 2021 09:56 UTC