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2025-01-30 07:17:00
The prospect of changing into the primary workforce to win three Six Nations titles in a row has not been a “large” speaking level for Eire within the run-up to the event, says Jamison Gibson-Park.
After the Grand Slam in 2023 and final yr’s title, Eire are hoping to finish a hat-trick this yr.
“I would not say large – it has been talked about, however we’re fairly week-to-week centered in right here,” mentioned the New Zealand-born scrum-half.
“It is a cliche reply that you just’re used to getting however a very powerful factor is you deal with the sport forward of you and it is a fairly unimaginable alternative to get after so we’ll get caught in.”
Whereas Gibson-Park is definite to begin at scrum-half, the id of his half-back companion for the England sport has been the topic of intense debate.
Jack Crowley and Sam Prendergast are competing for the ten jersey in interim head coach Simon Easterby’s line-up, which will probably be named at 12:00 GMT on Thursday.
“I feel it is superior to have such competitors and getting cracks at one another,” mentioned Gibson-Park.
“Clearly we did not get it at Christmas [when Crowley was not selected in the Leinster v Munster game], however I feel it is nice for them.
“They’re each going to be unbelievable gamers so I am excited to look at that down the years.”
When requested if Gibson-Park discovered the extent of deal with Irish fly-halves unusual when he first joined Leinster, he mentioned: “No, I feel it is just about the identical in New Zealand, the Dan Carter period.
“When you concentrate on ROG [Ronan O’Gara] and Sexto [Johnny Sexton], there was Carter and [Andrew] Mehrtens and all these guys so it is all the time a giant speaking level wherever you might be actually.”
