O'Sullivan opts for Wasp to provide Scot sting

WITH Eddie O'Sullivan holding out hope that Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy may still be available to face Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, the return of Jonny O'Connor at open-side wing-forward in place of Denis Leamy will hardly receive the attention it merits.

While the treatment of Leamy will be seen as harsh in some circles, O'Sullivan had hinted before the team travelled to Rome that he was likely to operate on a 'horses for courses' basis for the No 7 shirt.

And when Leamy performed moderately against the Azzurri, it was likely the coach would turn again to the 24-year-old Wasp from Galway.