Murphy enjoying being part of the fray

WHEN the Ireland team was announced in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, text messages came flooding into Barry Murphy’s mobile.

“Congratulations on your first cap,” was the simple but well meaning line.

Tempted to tell them he’d be winning his second on Saturday at the Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Velez Sarsfield, he found out later that few of his Limerick buddies actually saw him make his entrance in Santa Fe for a three minute cameo at a stage in the match when the intensity levels has risen a couple of notches.