Keatley ready to kick up a storm

Ian Keatley is under no illusions of the task ahead in his first Heineken Cup start at out-half in Thomond Park tomorrow afternoon.

Coach Rob Penney has laid it on the line: “The area that let us down against Racing last week was our kicking and our ability to get the ball in the right spots.”

In the enforced absence of Ronan O’Gara, a master of the kicking art, the onus is on Keatley to settle down and set the tone from the outset.