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Despite Connacht Loss, Ferocious Farrell Has Forced His Way Into Schmidt's Reckoning

5 January 2019; Tom Farrell of Connacht is tackled by Chris Farrell of Munster during the Guinness PRO14 Round 13 match between Connacht and Munster at the Sportsground in Galway. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile
Maurice Brosnan
By Maurice Brosnan
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A fitting finale to cap an entertaining if not always expert round of inter-pro derbies. Connacht succumbed to a steely Munster showing, 31-24, but one man did his hopes of an Ireland call-up the world of good with a powerful performance from the centre.

Tom Farrell has embodied all that is good in this well-drilled Nigel Carolan coached backs outfit and he demonstrated it once again tonight. The 25-year-old was magnificent alongside debutant Tom Daly, in both defence and attack. He displayed his prowess in both early in the game to make a big rip and breakaway for Connacht's opening try.

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Farrell was central to Cian Kelleher's second-half try as well, punching a hole through Munster's rush defence and laying off a perfect left-handed pass to free the Connacht winger.

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The former Landsdowne man is a dynamic presence with a wide-ranging offloading ability. His consistent level of performance has seen him shot up the Irish centre ranking and he was called in to train with the Ireland squad during their recent November Internationals.

In the past, Farrell has spoken openly about his hopes of inclusion in Joe Schmidt's squad. Tonight he showed why that could well be soon to come.

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