Ireland must keep faith in set-piece, says Iain Henderson

Iain Henderson says Ireland haven’t ‘become a bad team overnight’.
Ireland must keep faith in set-piece, says Iain Henderson

Coming off the bench, having stewed there for over an hour, the obvious desire for any player is to make an immediate impact, to provide an instant uptick that lifts your teammates and gets the supporters on their feet, while at the same time demoralising the opposition.

Unfortunately for Iain Henderson, who replaced Devin Toner in the 62nd minute of Ireland’s defeat to Wales in Cardiff last Friday night, it was Luke Charteris, the Wales lock who entered the field of battle at the same moment, who made that impact.

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