O’Sullivan: Lineout calling duty puts huge pressure on Ryan

Ireland fly out to Japan today with their World Cup ambitions back on an even keel after the destabilising defeat in Twickenham, but Eddie O’Sullivan believes the squad have not left all their issues behind them.

The former Ireland head coach, a pundit for RTÉ during the tournament, does feel Joe Schmidt has ironed out most of the kinks after a thumping defeat to England that put the side in “crisis mode”.