2015 WASN’T A great year for the Irish provinces with none of the four coming away with any silverware.
But while the trophy cabinet may not have been added to, there were some very strong individual performances that have been rewarded with a place in The42′s highly coveted Pro12 team of the year selection.
This team takes into account both the second half of last season and this current campaign.
So, here it is…
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Craig Gilroy
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Josh Matavesi
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Dan Biggar
9. Rhys Webb
1. Denis Buckley
2. Rory Best
3. Nathan White
4. Jonny Gray
5. Leone Nakarawa
6. Iain Henderson
7. Tommy O’Donnell
8. CJ Stander
What changes would you make?
Great to see a young talent like that coming through on the international scene, hopefully he goes from strength to strength and bring a few more along with him, they’re few and far between at the minute unfortunately
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Sit back and imagine being Declan Rice’s dad. Your two parents are Irish and you want to rear a kid who acknowledges how brilliant Ireland is. Produce this? Dream world stuff.
This boy is a legend. He’s third generation and he’s damn proud. In the days when we see Grealish itching for a. If money move, we ought to sit back and revel in this kid and his incredible potential. I always thought Grealish had the choice between being our hero and being tabloid fodder in England. Declan Rice knows which is better. All hail Rice.
According his boss these games are warm ups for his England call up