Matt Healy: I need big finish to make Tour

Connacht winger Matt Healy believes he needs a huge finish to the season to have a chance of making the Irish squad for the three-match tour of South Africa.

Healy, outstanding in Connacht’s best ever season, was called into Ireland’s Six Nations squad prior to their game against Scotland, and was included in the squad’s mini-training camp recently. It would be a dream come true for him to join the Irish touring part in South Africa in June but he reckons a lot depends on the part he plays in Connacht’s drive for PRO12 glory.

“It would be unbelievable to get on the tour to South Africa,” he said. “I was lucky enough to get in that 45-man squad, and that was a great experience again. It was quite intense and really enjoyable.