Glynn: Irish ready for the ‘put down’

LEIGHTON GLYNN insists Ireland are ready for Australia’s biggest hits and won’t view it as an ‘affront to their manhood’ when slung to the ground.

Ireland boss Anthony Tohill noted pointedly at the announcement of his panel last week that players mustn’t view being tackled and ‘put to ground’ as an ‘affront to their manhood’.

Tohill claimed that in the past, Ireland players often reacted badly when tackled which, while alien to Gaelic football, is a fundamental and legitimate part of the hybrid game.