Clean bill of health as Irish players report for Crown duty

NO news tends to be good news in the run-in to any big fixture and so it was in Killiney yesterday where the Irish camp reported a clean bill of health after the provinces’ raft of Magners League fixtures over the weekend.

The number of squad players in action reached double figures by Sunday and included the likes of Ronan O’Gara, Tony Buckley, Eoin Reddan, Shane Jennings, Paddy Wallace and Andrew Trimble.

None reported any serious ill effects on their return to the Irish camp ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Wales.