Centre poised to return for Paris clash

Published Feb 06 2012 by ESPN Scrum

Centre poised to return for Paris clash

Centre Keith Earls is poised to return to the Ireland squad for Saturday's Six Nations clash with France in Paris.

The 24-year-old was set to face Wales in Dublin on Sunday before his recently-born daughter was taken ill. He subsequently withdrew from the side and missed their agonising 23-21 defeat...

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"We put ourselves on the back foot, and it is tough to win when the try-count is 3-2 against you" Ireland No...

Centre poised to return for Paris clash [ESPN Scrum - Feb 06 2012]

...Heaslip said. "Wales were good. They retained the ball very well for long periods, and they got three tries. When we had the ball we put a lot of pressure on them, but they held strong and when they had the ball they were dangerous for long periods."

Centre poised to return for Paris clash [ESPN Scrum - Feb 06 2012]

"You have to give credit to Wales. Sometimes it is not just all down to you, but there are some aspects that we can be disappointed with individually. We have to be smart enough to do the work that needs to be done, but wise enough to understand that it is a six-day turnaround."

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