Hugo Keenan

It feels like Ireland, for the first time in quite a while, have a lot of options fitting firing.

So, Hugo Keenan, fullback, Oh yeah, Locke, he's been playing brilliantly.

No? Look, it's not going to happen, but I loved Mack Hansen at fullback last year.

And I thought it gave the team an absolutely different dimension in attack.

I'm skipping 13 for a second.

Robert Ballacoon and Hugo Keenan.

Who will they have at 13? Will they do Robbie? Will they do Bundy? Will they do Jamie Osborne? Will they do Jamie Benson, the new guy? That's the one I'm not sure on.

Yeah.

just looking at that team, I mean, Todd Lawler all of a sudden seems to be kind of de facto second choice fullback, which is, you know, incredible for a guy that a lot of people wouldn't have heard of before this season.

I mean, I suspect if there's a big game and anything happens to Hugo Keenan, they might be tempted to stick Jamie Osborne back there, but...

Yeah, he'll be interesting.

Joshua Kenny's back in the team.

You know, aimless kicking up the middle of the fields.

Hugo Keenan charging straight back on the attack again.

You're just after multi-phase defending for a period of time.

You've got to turn over.

Munster legend Alan Quinlan joined Off the Ball Breakfast this morning and he ran through where he felt the momentum swung in Leinster's favour last after a strong opening from the men in red the one

thing i was thinking at halftime is leinster are going to have their 10 or 15 minute spell here there is absolutely no doubt and if monster can be strong and make really good decisions and and clear their lines well when they're under pressure and kind of slow them that momentum down a little bit stick you know they'll be they'll win this second half but they weren't able to at times with some very very poor kicking Hugo Keenan from probably halfway and I know the wind played a part of course it did but some of the you know the clearance kicks were inviting Leinster to to run straight back at Munster again you know they would defend some part of their 22 or get back and scramble back and clear a ball upfield and literally Hugo Keenan or Tommy O'Brien are catching the ball and they're charging straight back.

It's just so difficult on your forwards to be running over and back and just constantly defending like that.

And it told, the pressure.

The way that scrum came about was absolutely bizarre with Josh Witterly tackling Andy Brace as Leinster were camped on the Munster line and Leinster get the scrum.

It's a great attacking position, but it's Hugo Keenan's little decoy line down the blind side that sold the Munster defence.

I think Ben O'Connor will probably be a little bit disappointed that he got caught so narrow there, but it's Gibson Park's vision of but also his execution to throw a 30-meter pass right into the breadbasket, and Tommy O'Brien finishes it.

Hopefully Tommy O'Brien's injury isn't too serious, like from an Ireland context, obviously Ireland are going into camp, but I think you're right.

The way that scrum came about was absolutely bizarre with Josh Witterly tackling Andy Brace as Leinster were camped on the Munster line and Leinster get the scrum.

It's a great attacking position, but it's Hugo Keenan's little decoy line down the blind side that sold the Munster defence.

I think Ben O'Connor will probably be a little bit disappointed that he got caught so narrow there, but it's Gibson Park's vision of...

but also his execution to throw a 30-meter pass right into the breadbasket, and Tommy O'Brien finishes it.

I can run through very quickly who they are.

So you have Baird, Clarkson, Furlong, Kelleher, Joe McCarty, Porter, Ryan, Sheehan, Vander Vlier, Gibson Park, Henshaw, Keenan, Jimmy O'Brien, Tommy O'Brien, Osborne, Sam Prendergast, Ringrose.

So yeah it's going to be crazy that we have once again pretty much fielded the Irish team with pretty much all of our starters there.

Gibson Park is actually included even though Sky Sports has noted that he had yet to play this season but of course he is named in tomorrow's game so it will be absolutely fantastic there.

Number 9 there is James Gibson Park making his return, absolutely delighted to have him back especially for this game.

10 there and also making his debut start coming back is Joey Carberry and that is coming off the news that Sam Brennergast has actually picked up an arm injury and there was a bit of talk there, rumours going around that it was a wrist injury after the Claremont game and that obviously has a bit of waiting so Joey Carberry stepping up to the mark there to take the 10 shirt.

Number 11 there is Jimmy O'Brien, number 12 is Robbie Henshaw, number 13 Jamie Osborne, number 14 Tommy O'Brien and number 15 Hugo Keenan.

On to the bench here, number 16 Gus McCarty, number 17 Alex Usnov, number 18 Thomas Clarkson, number 19 Conrad Tierney, number 20 Scott Penny, number 21 Fintan Gunn, 22 Caspar Gabriel and last but not least 23 Charlie Tector.