Patient Murphy ready and waiting to answer Ireland call

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If there’s one area this island is oversubscribed with talent it’s the back-row. At number eight you’ve Jamie Heaslip holding off Robin Copeland, Roger Wilson and James Coughlan. At seven Chris Henry has come in for Sean O’Brien while Tommy O’Donnell sits in the wings alongside Shane Jennings. At six Peter O’Mahony has made the position his own despite the efforts of Kevin McLaughlin and Rhys Ruddock.

It’d be easy to become frustrated. Especially if you’re Jordi Murphy. He’s been brought into Irish squads for the past two seasons as cover for all three positions but never made the match-day squad.