Ireland may look to Church for special inspiration against Fiji this Saturday at the Aviva
Andy Farrell, looking for leadership, could take a chance on some 'divine inspiration'
Will the coming week be pasted around Cian Healy's narrative - is it possible he will be given the Ireland captaincy?
The loosehead prop - nicknamed 'Church' - equalled Brian O'Driscoll's record of 133 Ireland caps when he came on as a 66th minute sub against Argentina last Friday night.
Were current skipper Caelan Doris to be rested for this week's game with Fiji, Andy Farrell will be casting around for a skipper.
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Putting Peter O'Mahony into the team would be a straightforward orthodox option, current Munster captain Tadhg Beirne or last season's Leinster co-captains James Ryan and Garry Ringrose could be asked to do the job.
But the feelgood option were Healy in the starting line-up, his almost evangelical enthusiasm could prove irresistible!
"There was a good evening on Wednesday night," says the boss about Healy being feted following last week's team selection.
"He hates it but he has to let us celebrate it. We're the fortunate ones to be in the room but we've celebrated it well.
"You don't know what will happen in the future so we have to celebrate this one as appropriately as possible."
Healy was first called into the Ireland squad for the 2008 Six Nations but did not make his debut until November 2009 against Australia at Croke Park.
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