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”.

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.