Bulletproof Vesty set to take chances against Leinster

SAM VESTY has big boots to fill. At Lansdowne Road this afternoon he lines out in the full-back berth usually occupied by Geordan Murphy for the “biggest game of my life”.

Bulletproof Vesty set to take chances against Leinster

The occasion will be made even sweeter as it marks the end of a potentially career-threatening injury nightmare.

“I was shocked when Pat Howard told me I was starting, but it’s a great opportunity to go and play in front of the biggest crowd I’ve ever faced. They don’t come much more important than this do they?” the 23-year-old said.

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