Keith Earls: 'It's sink or swim now for a lot of fellas'

The Ireland winger is confident that those players replacing a quartet of absent stars can do the job against France this Sunday

Ireland's Keith Earls is tackled by Wales' Josh Navidi during the Six Nations match. Picture: David Davies

Cap number 90 awaits Keith Earls this Sunday so there isn’t much the Munster flier hasn’t seen on the international stage.

Ireland approach the weekend’s Six Nations game against France without Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray, James Ryan and Peter O’Mahony. It’s not far off asking The Beatles to pop up on stage at Shea Stadium without John or Paul.