Jamie Heaslip has nailed his colours to the mast and believes the 2009 Grand Slam team he featured in would get the better of Joe Schmidt's 2018 champions. Jamie Heaslip has nailed his colours to the mast and believes the 2009 Grand Slam team he featured in would get the better of Joe Schmidt's 2018 champions. Jamie Heaslip on who would win between the '09 and 2018 Grand Slam teams and why he predicts a player exodusThe former Leinster and Ireland number 8, who was forced into retirement earlier this month with a back injury, made the verdict on the Rugby Union Weekly podcast on BBC Five Live. "It's a different game from '09 to 2018 in terms of how they ref the game, the players. Among the players to miss out on Grand Slam glory was Simon Zebo, who was overlooked because he will leave Munster at the end of the season for Racing 92.

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2018 10:41 UTC