Caelan Doris will skipper the Six Nations champions against South Africa on Saturday.
Ireland boss Andy Farrell feels captain Peter O’Mahony has shown “proper leadership” in his response to being dropped for Saturday’s second Test against world champions South Africa.
“That’s at the forefront of his mind constantly, and that’s proper leadership. He understands that we want to have a look in this direction to see how it goes. The reigning Six Nations champions have only once before been victorious on South African soil – a 26-20 success in Cape Town in 2016.Farrell insisted O’Mahony still has a big role to play, while talking up the talents of the recalled Ryan.
“We’ve seen some real guts and fight and determination to get his starting place back. He had a great impact off the bench last week. “First and foremost he leads from the front. His performance last week, never mind the leadership or captaincy bit, he was outstanding.
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