The number 15 jersey has long been Rob Kearney’s but his misfortune to miss two of the four World Cup pool games with injury niggles could prove costly given the performances at full-back of Jordan Larmour. READ MORE Scotland out as Japan win World Cup thrillerJoe Schmidt agreed Larmour was a live selection contender, and not just at 15, the head coach pointing out the wing/full-back finished at outside centre against Japan and inside centre against Samoa. “I think Jordan keeps putting his hand up and that’s one thing we really like about him,” the head coach said. He got the ball under real pressure a few times and also created opportunities from having the ball under pressure. “But we swap him around because he’s so versatile and because his skill-set and his enthusiasm allow him to survive wherever we put him.

Source: Irish Examiner October 14, 2019 04:41 UTC