Kearney targets RWC 2019 berth

Joe Schmidt may be flooding his squad with new faces but Rob Kearney is planning on bringing his wealth of experience to the party when Ireland appear at the next Rugby World Cup in 2019, writes Brendan O'Brien.

The record 38-3 defeat of South Africa last weekend showed just how much talent is bubbling up through the Irish provincial systems with Munster pair Andrew Conway and Darren Sweetnam and Ulster’s Jacob Stockdale among those to shine.