Earls happy with the leading role

SCORING three tries in two Test matches in the space of a fortnight will take some beating for rugby-mad 22-year-old Keith Earls but yesterday he again found himself in the limelight as the Grand Marshal of the Limerick St Patrick’s Day Parade.

“It was something I was really looking forward to in my native city, it is a massive honour,” said Earls.

“I know the mayor, Kevin Kiely, he’s a Thomond man like myself and the president of the club. He asked if I would do it and I had no hesitation in agreeing.