BOD replacement no quick fix — but Cave set to get first refusal

Ireland backs coach Les Kiss said they are not trying to find the new Brian O’Driscoll when they seek a new player to fill the No. 13 shirt.

Kiss said it is inevitable that whoever is selected — Darren Cave is the obvious candidate after a hand injury forced Robbie Henshaw to withdraw from the tour — will come under the spotlight.

But he added they do not expect the gap to be filled overnight, though this two-match tour would obviously help the process.