Rejuvenated Reddan in line for first Irish start against Pumas

EOIN REDDAN’S move from bit-part player at Munster to an extraordinary rise up the rankings as one of the top scrum halves in England since his move to Wasps in 2005 should see the Limerick man rewarded with his first start for Ireland when the team to play Argentina at Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires on Saturday is named today.

Reddan’s only senior appearance came as a replacement in “that” unforgettable rollercoaster against France in Paris in last year’s Six Nations, but the 26-year-old will press hard to replace Isaac Boss as Peter Stringer’s deputy following a series of eye-catching performances for Wasps in the Guinness Premiership and more latterly in the Heineken Cup.

His breakaway two tries against Leinster in the quarter-final and a similar effort against Leicester in the final demonstrated a player at the peak of his powers, and the kind of form Munster fans will be left wondering why he was let go?