Captaining Ireland would be a huge honour, says Sean O’Brien

Sean O’Brien says it would be a ‘huge honour’ to be named Ireland captain.

Joe Schmidt is set to name his extended Six Nations squad this week, with the Leinster backrow one of a handful of players in the mix to replace the retired Paul O’Connell.

The Tullow native has worn the armband at provincial level on one off occasions and skippered Ireland just once in the World Cup warm up over Scotland last August.