Varley meets competition head-on

WHO would be a hooker with Munster? With Jerry Flannery out indefinitely and Mike Sherry missing for the next six to eight weeks, it’s not been a good time for the doughty men whose skills are so vital at set-piece time.

Still fighting fit though, and mustard keen for action after spending the last few weeks as cover for the Irish squad at the recent World Cup in New Zealand, is Damien Varley.

First though, a word of sympathy for the man whose shirt he takes.