Munster prop Marcus Horan talks to the Irish Independent's David Kelly as he plots a return to the Ireland team - starting with Ireland A'c clash with the England Saxons.
"It says much about the often ambiguous relationship Irish rugby supporters have with their heroes that Marcus Horan's welcome return to the provincial fray last weekend was at once greeted with affectionate acclaim and chilly condescension.
"There were those -- a tumultuous majority, it has to be said -- for whom Horan's comeback from a minor heart procedure undertaken before Christmas was a boon for a flagging front-row, and a harbinger of good fortune as the serious rugby business of the spring kicks into full gear.
"And yet there were others, unafraid to vocalise their thoughts in the game's aftermath, who witnessed Horan crumpling beneath the Northampton scrum and questioned whether the loose-head's return actually made things any better."
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