Graham Rowntree thrilled by Craig Casey's Ireland call-up

Munster Forwards coach Graham Rowntree

Graham Rowntree has backed Munster scrum-half Craig Casey to become a fixture in the Ireland squad for a long time to come following his surprise call-up to Andy Farrell’s Guinness Six Nations squad.

Uncapped Casey, 21, was one of three scrum-halves selected in a 36-man squad on Monday ahead of the championship opener against Wales in Cardiff on Sunday week and joins provincial team-mate Conor Murray and Leinster’s Jamison Gibson-Park at the expense of the more experienced and previously capped John Cooney, Luke McGrath and Kieran Marmion.