Gleeson v Back could be deciding factor, says Gaffney

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney is adamant the battle of the breakdown between openside flankers Keith Gleeson and Neil Back could be the deciding factor in Sunday’s Grand Slam showdown.

Gaffney has eight of his players in the Ireland 22 for the Lansdowne Road clash, four of them in the starting XV, but it is Gleeson, his former charge from his Leinster days as assistant to Matt Williams, whom the

Australian feels will have the pivotal role against the English.