Wood says call on captain correct

KEITH WOOD was as surprised as anyone but still insists that Eddie O'Sullivan's decision to give Paul O'Connell the captaincy for Ireland's Six Nations clash in Paris on Saturday is a risk worth taking.

O'Connell's relative lack of experience made the announcement unexpected, but Wood feels the second row can bring his World Cup form to the Stade de France.

"I was surprised to be honest," Wood said yesterday as he and Welsh legend Ieuan Evans launched the Six Nations in the IFSC.

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