Butler backs Connacht's Carty and Bealham to earn Ireland recall

Skipper Jarrad Butler has had to deal with contrasting emotions in the Connacht changing room at the Sportsground this week as several members of his squad dealt with mixed news from the Irish camp.

Butler will become Irish qualified next summer and will come into contention for Andy Farrell if he continues the form he has shown in the past two and a half years since moving from Australia.