Murphy backs rookie Zebo to showcase his talents

JOHNE MURPHY is backing Simon Zebo to show just how good he can be when Munster return to Thomond Park this weekend for the return Heineken Cup tie with Scarlets.

Zebo, 21, put in an accomplished first shift on the European stage in Munster’s 17-14 Pool 1 victory at Scarlets last Saturday, showing glimpses of the talent his coaches in the province have been so excited about as he has developed his game through the academy system.

Now the Cork wing, thrown into the Heineken Cup fray following the season-ending Achilles tendon injury suffered by Doug Howlett, has been challenged by his fellow back Murphy to prove he is a cut above.