Foley certain Copeland can cope at international level

He did not get off to the best of starts in a green jersey but Wolfhounds head coach Anthony Foley believes Robin Copeland has the right stuff to make his mark in Irish rugby.

The 26-year-old from Wexford has been on the outside looking in since leaving his homeland to eke out a pro rugby career in Britain, first with Plymouth, then Rotherham and now the Cardiff Blues.

Having shown enough mettle for his Welsh region in the last two seasons, the No. 8 earned his ticket home, signing on the dotted line with Munster for 2014/15 and his commitment to the Irish cause earned him the opportunity to come in from the cold and make an impact in Joe Schmidt’s set-up.