Debutants ready to rumble for Ireland

Tadhg Furlong has plenty to celebrate in his own right after being a first start for Ireland but he is also backing Test debutant Quinn Roux to shine in tomorrow’s second Test against South Africa.

Both tighthead prop Furlong and lock Roux have been handed their chance as head coach Joe Schmidt rolled the dice and freshened things up following the victory at Newlands last weekend which saw Ireland take a 1-0 series lead ahead of this Ellis Park encounter.

For the front rower it means promotion ahead of provincial team-mate and long-time Ireland incumbent Mike Ross and yesterday he said the inclusion of Roux on his side of the scrum was an additional confidence boost.