Eddie O'Sullivan Quotations

One of the Irish players was bitten by one of the Italian players.

It's a dimissive term to say the Irish team are plucky because it rings back to the old days when we went out and gave it a lash, set our hair on fire and ran after the opposition for 20 minutes and, if they survived that, they beat us by 50 points.

France had a couple of injuries which forced some changes but they have also reacted to their disappointment against Scotland. We expected there would be some sort of reshuffle and it's interesting they have brought back some of the old guard. They're circling the wagons after a surprise upset.

Barry has shown significant improvement with every game he has played this year with Munster. His call-up to the national squad is due reward for his performances to date.

Paul is full of fire and enthusiasm and the perfect man to get the team going.

Tommy was there in the autumn and played well, and again his form has been good for Ulster. Shane Horgan has played his way into the right wing position. Tommy would have more experience at this level on the wing but I wouldn't have a problem with Andrew filling in there if he had too.

Australia will be disappointed after losing to England. Eddie Jones will come to Dublin with the view of turning things around. But we also have a lot of work to do after Saturday's match.

They scored one good try but we gifted them the rest and paid the price.

If you are a purist about rugby that was a bloody good game of Six Nations rugby, played in very poor conditions.

He's our form hooker. Jerry came off the bench against Romania and has had a good run of form since.

It's great that we're authors of our own destiny in this championship.

As well as the return of the more senior players, we still have a good blend of youth with Andrew Trimble, Rory Best, Neil Best and Jerry Flannery all coming into the Six Nations with a little bit more experience.