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<blockquote data-quote="big ginger 8" data-source="post: 615080" data-attributes="member: 53057"><p>Most would have said Heaslip's backup is SO'B but...</p><p></p><p>Luckily the likelihood of Heaslip getting injured is (hopefully miniscule) he plays the most games out of any Irish player in a season I believe so much so that he'd likely play less at Toulon and is still almost never injured the last time he was injured was for the third NZ test in 2012.</p><p></p><p>If something did happen the likely replacement would be Roger Wilson or Jordan Coughlan, not the two most inspiring of options. There's also potnetial curveballs of O'Mahoney or Henderson at 8 or Jordi Murphy (Heaslip's backup at Leinster) or Eoin McKeon (Connacht) to come in. Again none can come close to offering the certainty that Heaslip can.</p><p></p><p>Ferris: Depends on who you ask I'm taking the optimistic line that he himself has presented I would be delighted to see him this season but I'd say it's pretty unlikely given the time he'd probably come back. Hopefully we'll see some of him but I wouldn't hold my breath. I am expectant of seeing him ready for next season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big ginger 8, post: 615080, member: 53057"] Most would have said Heaslip's backup is SO'B but... Luckily the likelihood of Heaslip getting injured is (hopefully miniscule) he plays the most games out of any Irish player in a season I believe so much so that he'd likely play less at Toulon and is still almost never injured the last time he was injured was for the third NZ test in 2012. If something did happen the likely replacement would be Roger Wilson or Jordan Coughlan, not the two most inspiring of options. There's also potnetial curveballs of O'Mahoney or Henderson at 8 or Jordi Murphy (Heaslip's backup at Leinster) or Eoin McKeon (Connacht) to come in. Again none can come close to offering the certainty that Heaslip can. Ferris: Depends on who you ask I'm taking the optimistic line that he himself has presented I would be delighted to see him this season but I'd say it's pretty unlikely given the time he'd probably come back. Hopefully we'll see some of him but I wouldn't hold my breath. I am expectant of seeing him ready for next season. [/QUOTE]
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