Eddie hands veteran O’Kelly chance to rekindle Cup hopes

IRELAND’S most capped player must produce the goods on Saturday to keep alive his chances of making the 30-man squad for September’s World Cup in France.

Malcolm O’Kelly will win a record 84th cap in the Estadio Brigadier Estanislao Lopez del Barrio Centenario stadium, Santa Fe (kick-off 8.10pm Irish time) but with serious competition in the second row, the Leinster lock is in danger of missing out in September’s showpiece.

A heart–to-heart with Eddie O’Sullivan has made O’Kelly determined to regain his form on this tour and cement his name for inclusion for RWC 2007.