Leinster's Harry Byrne, right, is tackled by Ewan Johnson of Bayonne on Saturday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
On the eve of Andy Farrell picking his Six Nations championship squad for 2026, Harry Byrne will have different thoughts from those of a year ago.
At the end of 2024, talk was of Byrne making a move to Bristol on a short-term contract. Coach Pat Lam had made inquiries at Leinster with Leo Cullen, believing Byrne was the right fit for the Bears.
Lam needed short-term cover for the injured Dublin-born American international AJ MacGinty, while his other outhalf, England international Max Malins, had suffered a season-ending injury.
Byrne was in a bind.
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