Harry Byrne takes after best: Ronan O’Gara, Jonathan Sexton... and older brother Ross

Thousands of Irish kids could relate to Harry Byrne’s youthful admiration of Jonathan Sexton and Ronan O’Gara but Ireland’s U20s out-half had another role model to emulate much closer to home.

His brother Ross is four years older and over two years into his senior career with Leinster where he has banked over 40 appearances at ten despite the presence of luminaries such as Sexton and Joey Carbery.

Ross is yet to work his way into Joe Schmidt’s thoughts, however, so the sight of his younger sibling clambering up the career ladder against France last Friday couldn’t help but suggest the intriguing scenario of a familial battle for the same blue or green jersey in time to come.