Heaslip driven for success

HE MAY be the second most inexperienced player in Ireland’s starting XV for tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Wales but Jamie Heaslip has slotted seamlessly into the Ireland back row, so much so that he has no issue firing a few verbals at his team-mates when he feels the need to make a point.

In appearance terms he may be a newcomer but he can be quite vocal on the field, a point reinforced by Denis Leamy after Heaslip’s Six Nations debut against France last month.

“I have no problem telling someone if they’re wrong and if someone has had a word with me I take any criticism on the chin,” Heaslip says. “I have no problem voicing my opinion.