Ireland captain Craig Casey urges players to make most of Lisbon opportunity

“It’s a real chance for lads to put their hands up,” said Casey after his captain’s run at the Estadio Nacional where Celtic won their European Cup in 1967.

LISBON LIONS: Ireland Rugby Captain's Run at the Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Lisbon. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady.

Ireland captain Craig Casey has urged his players to grasp one last chance to further their long-term Test ambitions before the summer break when they face Portugal in Lisbon on Saturday evening.

The meeting with Os Lobos will be Ireland’s eleventh and last of a season that kicked off officially for many of these players with the first round of URC action in late September, but there is no talk of anyone eying the beach just yet.