O’Donnell and Henry eye Irish spot in big clash

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And adding considerable spice to this evening’s clash is the head to head between opposing number sevens Chris Henry and Tommy O’Donnell.

The sad loss of the injured Sean O’Brien has left national coach Joe Schmidt with a very unwelcome void on Ireland’s open side flank and now Henry and O’Donnell, just back from long term injuries, are the front runners for the number seven jersey in the Six Nations opener against Scotland on February 2.