Schmidt suggests Zebo lost out on Ireland place to Jordan Larmour over poor form

Joe Schmidt has suggested Simon Zebo was omitted from Ireland’s Six Nations due to poor form and that he lost out on a place to Leinster’s uncapped rising star Jordan Larmour, writes Simon Lewis.

The Munster full-back, who will leave Ireland at the end of the season to join French side Racing 92, was overlooked by the national team head coach for the second international window when Schmidt named his squad for the first two games of the championship, which begins in Paris against France on February 3.