When someone has 25% Irish blood in his veins, I'd have thought it's a far better qualification than living in Ireland for a few years for, in effect, work/career purposes. Something doesn't sit very well with me regarding the prospect of Jared Payne taking over Brian O'Driscoll's jersey but this is on the back of a season where none of the 4 provinces were coached by an Irishman while the likes of Bernard Jackman, Mark McCall, Eddie O'Sullivan and Conor O'Shea ply their trade abroad. It's very difficult to pin down the cultural identity of Irish rugby. I think maybe that's why Munster supporters tend to be so vociferous.
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