Cool Duffy happy to embrace Connacht wing role

Connacht captain Gavin Duffy says he has no issue about losing his full-back berth to teenage sensation Robbie Henshaw and is now enjoying being back on the wing.

Henshaw, 19, nailed down the position in his debut season when Duffy missed a chunk of games earlier in the campaign. And since he returned to fitness after a long lay-off Duffy has been on the wing with the Athlone teenager holding on to the full-back position.

“I have played full-back for the last few years, but in fairness to Robbie he took his chance when it was given to him. It is great to see how well he is doing. And at this stage I am happy to be back at all, whether it is on the wing or at full-back. Playing on the wing is a different challenge for me. I have played there before and I like the freedom you have there. You can take a few more chances in attack, where as you always need to keep your defensive daunting in mind playing full-back.