Hot-shot Paddy Jackson aiming to kick on

Paddy Jackson is thrilled with the way he is kicking at the moment but admitted he was unaware he is on a streak which has seen him land 33 out of 34 kicks for Ireland since last November.

The rich vein of form, which started with half a dozen conversions against Canada in November, continued in Japan on Saturday when he converted five tries and landed a penalty.

His only miss came when he was off target trying to convert Keith Earls’ try against Scotland, a day when Jackson scored his second international try in a haul of 12 points.