Confident Kearney keen to grasp ‘huge opportunity’

Rob Kearney is upbeat about Ireland’s prospects of a Six Nations Championship sealing victory on Saturday despite decades of heartbreak against France in Paris.

Kearney feels this Irish side are a changed outfit under new coach Joe Schmidt as they head to the French capital with an air of confidence.

“I think we’ve come a long way, certainly since November,” reasoned the full back. “We’ve brushed up on a lot of areas that maybe we were poor on in the last couple of years. I think the brand of rugby we’re playing is far more exciting. We’re scoring more tries and I think our discipline and defence has been as good as it has been for a long time. For once, we’re probably the right side of the points difference. It’s a nice place to be, knowing we just have to win the game.”