Captain Casey wants ‘special week’ for Ireland debutants

Craig Casey, Ireland’s captain, says the Irish will make Saturday’s debutants’ week “special.”

With 16 players serving as British and Irish Lions, Scrum-half Casey, 26, will lead Ireland in the summer’s Tests against Georgia and Portugal.

For the match at the Mikheil Meshki Stadium at 18:00 BST, interim Ireland head coach Paul O’Connell made Leinster wing Tommy O’Brien and Connacht second row Darragh Murray debuts.

Off the bench, Connacht scrum-half Ben Murphy and Munster’s Tom Ahern are also in line to make their senior international bows.

“It’s incredible for them to win their first caps, and it’s a huge opportunity for everyone of us.” In a pre-game media interview with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Casey stated, “It’s a huge privilege for us to put on the Irish jersey at any time.”

“We must lay down a marker and make this week special for them,” he said.

Given the pedigree of the previous team leaders, the Munster number nine emphasized that it was “a special honor” to be skipped the team.

He said, “The players I’m following, it’s classy to be in that kind of recognition with those type of players.”

“I’m delighted with it,” she said. My family and everyone who put a lot of effort into me will remember it forever.

Georgia, who are ranked 11th in the world, is a formidable physical challenge for Casey.

We anticipate that they will play their game with physicality and physicality. A back row of people will contest every breakdown in their favor.

“I believe we’ll have a good day if we’re on our breakdown,” he said.

“They obviously have a strong back-line, but their forwards obviously set the tone for them.” They face a lot of serious danger.