Luke McGrath happy to get back into Ireland picture

Leinster scrum-half McGrath was a key player in Joe Schmidt’s test operation but won the last of his 19 caps to date when coming off the bench with six minutes to go against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup quarter-final

Luke McGrath during a Leinster Rugby captain's run at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Luke McGrath is hoping to rekindle an international career he feared might have ended having been recalled to the Ireland squad last month after a prolonged absence.

The Leinster scrum-half was a key player in Joe Schmidt’s test operation but won the last of his 19 caps to date when coming off the bench with six minutes to go against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup quarter-final.