Three players with plenty to prove

Paddy Jackson

With Joe Schmidt hinting at a 17/14 split between forwards and backs in his final World Cup squad, there may only be room on the plane for one back-up fly-half to Johnny Sexton. So Jackson needs to rubber-stamp his strong end-of-season form to get an early edge over rival Ian Madigan, who is on the replacements bench today. After an injury hit year, Ulsterman Jackson has not played in green since the 2014 Six Nations and needs a big game to state his case.

Donnacha Ryan