Humphreys hits out at O’Leary’s Irish omission

Ian Humphreys believes Ireland have been neglectful not to include London Irish teammate Tomás O’Leary in the current set-up.

The out-half, who played alongside O’Leary in his team’s 29-22 win over Bath at the weekend, declared that the former Munster man had been ‘hard done by’ in the past year.

“He was unfairly criticised pre-World Cup and people must remember that he was in great form and a shoe-in for the Lions Tour [in 2009] before his injury,” said Humphreys.

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