Henshaw tipped to play for Ireland

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has tipped his Academy starlet Rob Henshaw for international honours.

As Elwood prepares for what he describes as a “must-win” game away to Zebre, the former Irish international flyhalf cited the emergence of Henshaw and youngsters Tiernan O’Halloran, Eoin Griffin and Kieran Marmion as reasons to be optimistic for the future of the province.

“He [Henshaw] will play for Ireland, that’s what I see in him,” he said.