Eoin Reddan: Joe Schmidt’s Ireland has plenty of leaders

Eoin Reddan says Joe Schmidt is spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting the new Ireland captain.

The Leinster and Ireland scrum-half insists the players have lost no sleep over who will get the role, because everyone who has been linked with replacing Paul O’Connell has been put through the ringer by the game.

Rory Best, Jamie Heaslip, Sean O’Brien, Conor Murray, and Jonny Sexton have all tasted the highs and lows of domestic, international and Lions rugby — and Reddan says whoever gets to lead the country will have the full support of the squad.