Zebo handed chance to run with the Wolfhounds

Munster hat-trick hero Simon Zebo has been given a chance to stake a senior international claim after being selected for the Ireland Wolfhounds in the A international against England Saxons in Exeter tomorrow (5pm).

The Irish selectors yesterday named nine capped players in the starting side, including Ulster flanker Chris Henry, who captains the side, Leinster scrum-half Isaac Boss and Munster hooker Damien Varley, the latter two having been part of the Ireland’s World Cup squad.

With Declan Kidney naming a 30-man senior squad on Monday afternoon ahead of the RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales the following Sunday, there is plenty of incentive for the Wolfhounds to perform well at Sandy Park.