Jordan Larmour: 'The best players, they perform when it matters most'

A start against Italy in Rome two weeks ago was Larmour's first since the loss to England in Twickenham 12 months earlier

Jordan Larmour training with Ireland. He returned to his wing role after a spell at full-back.  Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Two years and change now since Ireland fell from rugby’s heights to a shelf just off the summit, and the national team is still scrambling for its footing.

England have bullied both Joe Schmidt and Andy Farrell’s offerings, France have mixed brute strength with fatal acts of finesse in seeing them off and all the while an Irish attack butts its head against a brick wall on the occasions when they haven’t tried to kick over it.