“Once you lose six or seven players, it impinges on your bench. That is not to be disrespectful to the players who have come in, but you want to have your best 22 at your disposal.”
“Personally I feel it is really disappointing for a great friend and colleague. But professionally the job is still to be done and in the short term I am focussed on the next challenge, and that is Ireland at Lansdowne Road.”
