After early rain at Clontarf, it soon looked as though the hosts would struggle to see out even 34 overs after they were put in.

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All-rounder Nigel Jones will also miss the Clontarf encounter.

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Those telling you to watch out for this young fellow were smugly mouthing 'told you' less than a year later as the boy from Clontarf burst on to the international scene with a blistering Six Nations hat-trick against France.

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