**Tadhg Furlong gave the Ireland selectors the pre-Six Nations boost they were looking for as he negotiated 40 minutes of competitive rugby in Leinster's 52-25 Guinness PRO14 victory over Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets.** With a bonus point wrapped up before the break, head coach Leo Cullen was able to replace his international tighthead for the second half and send him back to the Irish camp with a five-star rating. It was the British and Irish Lions front-row star's first game since packing down against England in last year's Six Nations on February 23.
