Trimble glad to be back

Andrew Trimble and his Ireland buddies Rory Best and Stephen Ferris are champing at the bit to get a piece of RaboDirect Pro 12 action tonight when Italian minnows Aironi arrive at a bone-dry Ravenhill.

The Ireland trio have not played for their province since the final Heineken Cup group game in Clermont 10 weeks ago. Now Trimble is excited about playing in front of his own fans.

“The last couple of weeks have been frustrating after the Twickenham defeat and I think whenever we are back with Ireland that will be in the back of our heads, we’ll use that as motivation heading into the tour (of New Zealand in the summer),” he said.