Ireland\u2019s Mack Hansen calls out \u2018big media explosion\u2019 and reveals inspiring Andy Farrell story that convinced him to play against Springboks despite \u2018agony\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\nJackman was joined on the show by former Leicester Tigers and Munster star Johne Murphy, who agreed with his fellow pundit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you bring in a player for their attributes and then you fit their attributes into your system. I don\u2019t necessarily think when it came out it was a Jordie Barrett signing,\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you look at Barrett, you go \u2018yeah, I think he will really add to this because of his organisation, his ability to play 10, 12, 15 and what he will give the younger lads around him.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Ioane comes in, it\u2019s like, where are you going to play him? Is he going to be on the wing?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s been fine, but you look at the moments someone like Jordie Barrett had last year; if he had started against Northampton, I think it would have been a different outcome.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know whether this season you\u2019re going, \u2018oh well, if Ioane plays they win\u2019, or he\u2019s going to make that much of a difference to what they have already.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the overall context, I\u2019m not sure it was the greatest signing in terms of what they needed from that player spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the [Joshua] Kenny try [against Glasgow], when he gets the intercept, he doesn\u2019t really put his foot to the floor there, he doesn\u2019t look like the most explosive person in the world there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would be leaning more towards the disappointing signing rather than the other way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Importance of foreign players to Leinster\u2019s success<\/p>\n
Jackman reiterated an earlier point that Ioane has not been poor but that he needs to be better if Leinster are going to win big competitions.<\/p>\n
In the Dublin outfit\u2019s four Champions Cup wins, their foreign stars all played key roles in those title triumphs.<\/p>\n
Rocky Elsom in 2009, Richardt Strauss \u2013 before he became Irish-qualified \u2013 in 2011, Brad Thorn in 2012 and Scott Fardy in 2018 were key components of those successes, while the great Isa Nacewa was present for all of them.<\/p>\n
With RG Snyman potentially picking up a nasty injury, according to Jackman, that further increases the strain on the All Black.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a seven out of 10 most weeks, we\u2019re being harsh here, and his body of work is exceptional \u2013 he was one of the best players in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeinster haven\u2019t got over the line in Europe for a while. Even going back to that Bulls game at Croke Park for the URC final, Jordie Barrett had a phenomenal game that day.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost Leinster teams have needed foreign players to be very good in big games. Also, hopefully it\u2019s not true, but there\u2019s certainly a rumour around Dublin this week that RG\u2019s injury is serious enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is box office and he has X-factor, and gives them something different to James Ryan and Joe McCarthy, even if it\u2019s off the bench.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he is out, it puts even more pressure on Rieko to find a bit more form and key moments as they go into knockout rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n
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