Joe Schmidt: I didn’t want Henshaw to score try

Joe Schmidt underlined just how much Robbie Henshaw will be missed by Ireland after admitting he did not want the centre to score the try that led his season-ending injury last Saturday.

Henshaw, 24, underwent a surgical procedure on his shoulder after injuring himself in the act of scoring his second try in the Six Nations win over Italy in Dublin last weekend.

He will now miss the rest of the championship and Ireland head coach Schmidt yesterday revealed that as Henshaw was running towards the try line, he had said to his coaching staff “don’t score Robbie”.