Think Rory Scannell has to be included for an abundance of reasons. He has versatility, top pass, good left peg and can kick goals. At the very least he will make the camp. Now that my man love is out of the way, it's tough to say who else will surprise us. Think Bowe will miss out because while he's as savy as ever, his pace is shot and he won't be able to defend coming across against wingers with any pace. He offers little as a squad player. Some other Ulster boys have seen a major stall as well. I'd love to pick Sweetnam and Earls but as Sweetnam is injured it could be O'Loughlin, it could be Conway, but I doubt either will see gametime. The Ten issue is legitimate I see now because Sexton could easily be injured or at least rested for a game or two. The squad 10 should expect to have to play. Byrne I really don't rate very highly, but beyond slotting Scannell in, we have few other options.
Sadly a lot of Connacht guys have played themselves out of contention. Adeolokun needs to get stronger and stopped getting mashed in contact. O'Halloran is on of my favourite players but recently he's been attempting very predictable shimmies when he should peg a kick through and gets isolated a lot. Denis Buckley has really impressed me for Connacht, good times through bad. Roux was a liability at times today, but his scrumming and weight makes him a useful player. Sean O'Brien is probably their notable up and comer and will see squads at some stage, but we're so deep at backrow right now.
I'd love to see Niall Scannell make a squad because I think he's just so very talented. Can scrum very well, but his throw needs a bit more accuracy.
