Daryl Horgan: Senior caps should have tied Declan Rice to Republic

The Wycombe Wanderers winger can understand Declan Rice's decision to switch allegiances to England but believes he should not have been in a position to do so after playing senior football for Ireland

Daryl Horgan during a Republic of Ireland training session at The Hive in Barnet, England. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

It's twin towers have long been dismantled but Daryl Horgan insists that the prospect of facing England at Wembley still makes the blood pump that bit faster through the veins of an Irish footballer.

The Republic take on the old enemy in the world-famous arena on Thursday but Aaron Connolly played down the significance of the venue and the opposition earlier this week when stating that it was a big game but no more than any other.