'It shows how quickly it can happen': Teammate Jimmy O'Brien inspired by Hugo Keenan's breakthrough

Solid at the back and with a counter that continually evades the first tackle, Hugo Keenan also scored a superb try against Italy in Rome last weekend

Ireland's Hugo Keenan breaks away to score his side's second try during the Guinness Six Nations match. Picture: Marco Iacobucci/PA Wire.

Three rounds into the Six Nations and one thing we can say for sure is that Hugo Keenan has made the most of his stint at full-back.

The No 15 shirt had been a cause for conjecture and concern even before Rob Kearney’s Test career ended at the World Cup in Japan but the current incumbent will be hard to shift for the foreseeable after a convincing audition this last six months.