Rob Kearney hopes to have his contract situation sorted in the next month or so and the veteran full-back admits he has a big decision to make as he contemplates the closing chapters of a glittering career. Rob Kearney said he knew long before the team was named for the England game that he would be forced to watch on as Robbie Henshaw auditioned for the No.15 jersey. Kearney acknowledges the benefits of playing under the union’s highly-rated player welfare system but his future will depend to a large part on what is up for offer. O’Brien made the decision to leave Leinster on the basis that there was no central contract on the table. Whatever his decision, it seems certain that Kearney will be fully appreciated here only when he is gone.

Source: Irish Examiner February 18, 2019 06:00 UTC