Healy relishing Wallabies challenge
on 13/11/2009 15:48:36
Ireland No.8 Jamie Heaslip believes Ireland's front row combination of John Hayes, Jerry Flannery and Cian Healy will be able to front up to the Wallabies despite their lack of game time and experience.
Munster duo Hayes and Flannery have been out of the game recently due to a six-week ban and calf injury respectively, while Leinster Healy is making his international debut.
His fellow Leinster player Heaslip thinks Healy will relish the challenge.
Heaslip joked: "Well, Church (Healy) is a bit touched at times, all front rows are if you ask me.
"He will love the bashing that goes on at scrum time and there is no better guy to relish the challenge like Cian."
On the challenge ahead for Hayes and Flannery, Heaslip is confident that the Munster pair can come up with the goods.
The Leinster man said: "I don't think those two need a lot of game time, I think they have a lot of experience behind them.
"They will just step right in and do the job. We were scrummaging today and it felt solid, so I think we can impose ourselves at the scrum."
Listen to more as Jamie Heaslip talks to Breakingnews.ie head sports reporter Shaun Cronin and the assembled media about the game against Australia.