Injury troubles triggered Sean O’Brien’s stubborn streak

Sean O’Brien’s return to the Ireland set-up for the first time in a year came as no surprise to Joe Schmidt, despite the back-rower’s struggles with injuries that kept him out of a landmark campaign.

The Tullow Tank is out of the repair shed and ready to rumble once more, named as Ireland’s openside flanker for tomorrow’s Guinness Series Test at the Aviva Stadium against Argentina.