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Schmidt picks veterans Ross and O’Brien for Six Nations opener

“We certainly didn’t necessarily see Sean (O’Brien) starting this week but we felt he did well in the Wolfhounds game.“

Schmidt picks veterans Ross and O’Brien for Six Nations opener

Thu, 05 Feb, 2015 - 14:39

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt during today’s press conference at Carton House, Maynooth.

Picture: Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE

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Courts Rugby Six Nations 2015 Place: Carton House, Maynooth Place: Rome Place: New Zealand Place: Ireland Place: Carton House Place: France Person: Schmidt Person: Ross Person: O’Brien Person: Sean (O’Brien Person: Joe Schmidt Person: Matt Browne Person: Sean O’Brien Person: Jamie Heaslip Person: Heaslip Person: Jordi Murphy Person: Ian Keatley Person: Ian Madigan Person: Murphy Person: Jared Payne Person: Robbie Henshaw Person: Payne Person: Henshaw Person: Gordon D’Arcy Person: Brian O’Driscoll Person: O’Driscoll Person: D’Arcy Person: Mike Ross Person: Marty Moore Person: MikeRossIrelandPressConfFeb15_large.jpg Person: Italians Person: Jamie Person: Peter O’Mahony Person: Jordi Person: Sean Person: Jack Conan Person: Moore Event: Six Nations Event: Christmas Organisation: Wolfhounds Organisation: Ireland Organisation: British Organisation: Irish Lions Organisation: Italy Organisation: Munster Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Ireland Wolfhounds’Organisation: England Saxons Organisation: New Zealand Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Kiwi

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