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YES, the Irish rugby team didn’t exactly set the world alight yesterday, but this year is clearly a transition period thanks to retirements and injuries, so we can write it off now and look to 2017.
The future looks pretty bright in one sense as Ultan Dillane from Tralee really made an impression against the English and puts himself in a great position to feature in the last two games against Italy and Scotland.
We weren’t the only ones who were impressed with the 22 year old former Tralee RFC player, as the below tweets show…
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A proud day for @Ultan_Dillane despite the disappointment of the result #ShoulderToShoulder https://t.co/0XjCgBTICu
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2016
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@UlsterRugby @UlsterRugbySP get the cheque book out and write a fat one to Connacht for Ultan Dillane. He’s gonna be good.
— SUFTUM GAWA (@Fishplops) February 27, 2016
Great performance by Ultan Dillane today. The future looks bright for him. #IREvENG #Kerry
— paul galvin (@pgal10) February 27, 2016
Well done #UltanDillane you did all #Tralee proud 👍👍 your one for the furture #ShoulderToShoulder #IrishRugby #Ireland 🍀🍀🍀🍀
— Sharon (@SharonCatKeane) February 27, 2016
One positive for #Kerry today in the #ENGvIRE march….lad did really well and fair play @Ultan_Dillane pic.twitter.com/mBoEGcC7D0
— Blaithin Lynch (@blaithinlynch) February 27, 2016
@ballsdotie ah stop, Leinster are already on the phone to the irfu to poach him
— TecnoPaddy (@TecnoPaddy) February 27, 2016
Connacht’s Kerryman Made A BIG Impact Off The Bench On His Ireland Debut https://t.co/4pt1iaJqFN (via ballsdotie)
— Kino (@RugbyKino) February 27, 2016
@NotoriousJOS That run from Ultan Dillane near the end was the only time I got excited in the whole game.
— Aiden (@AidenStalker) February 27, 2016
Congratulations @Ultan_Dillane on such an impressive debut on the Irish Rugby squad. Disappointing result but you did us all very proud
— CBS Primary Tralee (@CBSTralee) February 27, 2016
Proud to have had some small bit to play in @IRFURugby newest cap @ultandillane with @TraleeRFC
— Fionnbar (@Fionnbar1) February 27, 2016
