Healy and D’Arcy tune in to ‘big vision’

CIAN HEALY and Gordon D’Arcy will bid to make up for lost time following their delayed arrival at the Ireland World Cup squad’s base in Queenstown yesterday, as a bullish defence coach Les Kiss spoke of his “big vision” for the team at this tournament.

Loosehead prop Healy and centre D’Arcy left Dublin on Saturday, four days after the other 28 players, having been told to rest their injuries ahead of the 13,000-mile journey.

Healy had suffered an eye socket injury during the final warm-up Test against England in Dublin 10 days ago while D’Arcy strained a calf muscle on the morning of the squad’s departure.