Fitzgerald ready to prove full-back credentials

THREE games into his extended audition as Ireland’s number 15, and Luke Fitzgerald’s candid summation of his performances — good, but could do better — is one that could double for the team in general.

The 23-year old has endured a couple of lengthy stints on the sidelines in recent years but at least his latest came to an end prior to the Six Nations and at a time when there was a vacancy at his cherished full-back slot.

However, the sight of the recuperating Rob Kearney walking around the team’s Dublin hotel in his Irish tracksuit yesterday was a reminder that he could soon come calling for the jersey again.