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<blockquote data-quote="Smurfy" data-source="post: 1096982" data-attributes="member: 85743"><p>As an Irish non Leinster fan I believe that Keenan is one of the most important players in the Irish setup. For me, if he continues on his current trajectory, he will go down as one of Irelands greatest ever full backs, despite the fact that I couldn't for the life of me understand why he was being picked in the first place. I can understand why Steward, in the same way as Kearney, catches peoples eye with his ability under the high ball, but in terms of overall excellence I think Keenan is the best in Europe at the moment. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure that Steward would be as effective in the Irish setup as Keenan, as his all round game is not currently at the same level, and Irelands attacking patterns rely much more on decision making and subtlety than either Leicester's or England's. Certainly, even in the last 6 months Steward's game has developed very impressively, and if he stays injury free he will be a huge factor in the next Lions tour. I'm much more surprised by the inclusion of Lowe and Nowell in Gatland's 23 tbh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smurfy, post: 1096982, member: 85743"] As an Irish non Leinster fan I believe that Keenan is one of the most important players in the Irish setup. For me, if he continues on his current trajectory, he will go down as one of Irelands greatest ever full backs, despite the fact that I couldn’t for the life of me understand why he was being picked in the first place. I can understand why Steward, in the same way as Kearney, catches peoples eye with his ability under the high ball, but in terms of overall excellence I think Keenan is the best in Europe at the moment. I’m not sure that Steward would be as effective in the Irish setup as Keenan, as his all round game is not currently at the same level, and Irelands attacking patterns rely much more on decision making and subtlety than either Leicester‘s or England’s. Certainly, even in the last 6 months Steward’s game has developed very impressively, and if he stays injury free he will be a huge factor in the next Lions tour. I’m much more surprised by the inclusion of Lowe and Nowell in Gatland‘s 23 tbh. [/QUOTE]
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