Stringer has every right to be aggrieved

PETER STRINGER will be plying his trade with Munster in a Magners League game against Treviso on Sunday around the same time Ireland prepare to face France in the RBS Six Nations at the Aviva Stadium.

There was considerable speculation after the national team’s disappointing performance against Italy last weekend that Stringer would be recalled to the squad and be in line to win his 96th cap against the champions.

However, national coach Declan Kidney is remaining true to Tomás O’Leary, who started against Italy, and Eoin Reddan, who came into the fray for the final 16 minutes.