O'Donovan searching for eastern promise

Stand-in Ireland coach Niall O’Donovan is confident he get some Far Eastern luck on the end-of-season tour to Japan.

The Limerick man, who assisted Declan Kidney in Munster’s rise to the 2000 and 2002 Heineken Cup finals, has stepped up to the plate in the absence of regular head coach Eddie O’Sullivan, who is currently on the Lions tour.