Wallace work rate earned recall, says O’Sullivan

THE recall of David Wallace, the introduction of his Munster colleague Jerry Flannery and the return of Brian O’Driscoll and Paul O’Connell were the main talking points as Eddie O’Sullivan unveiled his team for the start of the Six Nations Championship against Italy at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

O’Sullivan also had to make a tough call in the second row, where Donncha O’Callaghan pushed Malcolm O’Kelly for his place alongside O’Connell.

“I looked at three main areas,” explained O’Sullivan. “It was a tight call between Jerry and Rory Best, in the second row between Malcolm and Donncha, and the back row is always a tough one as well.