Schmidt gets World Cup nudge from Kieran Marmion
To his credit, he didn’t give up hope of convincing Schmiodt of the error of his ways and saw last night’s friendly against Munster at Thomond Park as the ideal opportunity to press his claims. The Welsh-born Marmion didn’t delay in reminding the Irish management of the threat he presents around the fringes of ruck and scrum as he scampered over in typical fashion for a superbly taken try after seventeen minutes and repeated the act shortly afterwards.
Marmion was largely responsible for Connacht’s decisive 28-12 victory in a game that began brightly enough but deteriorate badly as the game went on with a penalty try the only score in the entire second half.
