Ireland boosted by returning stars

11 March 2015Skills coach Murphy backed fit-again playmaker Johnny Sexton to jump straight back to top form after hamstring trouble, with Jamie Heaslip, Jared Payne and Sean O'Brien all inked in to face Wales too.

Heaslip has beaten the cracked vertebrae in his back inflicted by lock Pascal Pape in the 18-11 victory over France on Valentine's Day.

Racing Metro fly-half Sexton has beaten the hamstring problem that forced him out of the latter stages of the 19-9 victory over England, with Payne and O'Brien over concussion.

"It looks like a full deck to pick from," said skills…