Simon Zebo hurt by Ireland omission

Simon Zebo admits he was hurt by his omission from Ireland’s final Six Nations game against Scotland and feels he did “everything asked of him” during the tournament.

Zebo played every minutes of the tournament before he was excluded altogether from the matchday 23 for the Murrayfield finale, but he says he has no problem with the decision to prefer Luke Fitzgerald.

The winger said it was tough to watch Ireland play an expansive brand of rugby when he was out of the team after the side played conservatively for the first four games, but he claims the joy of winning the championship eclipsed his personal disappointment.