Darren Hughes hoping to replicate Conor McManus heroics in Australia

Darren Hughes will be looking to take a leaf out of his Monaghan team-mate Conor McManus’s book when he dons the Ireland jersey this Saturday.

The Scotstown man only arrived into Perth yesterday having received the phonecall from Joe Kernan following Sunday’s first test to see if he could fly out to replace the injured Pearce Hanley.

Three years ago, McManus starred for Ireland in Perth having only arrived days before the one-off test because of Clontibret’s Ulster semi-final against Slaughtneil.