'It was a dream when I was a kid' - Versatile O'Brien hoping for Six Nations involvement

RELIABLE: Leinster's Jimmy O'Brien is tackled by Kirill Gotovtsev of Gloucester. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

When Ireland head coach Andy Farrell unveils his squad for the Six Nations Championship later Thursday morning, it would come as a major surprise if Leinster utility star Jimmy O’Brien isn’t included amongst the list of backs.

After making his debut off the bench at inside centre in a narrow victory over South Africa at the beginning of last November’s Autumn Nations Series, the Kildare man started at full-back and left-wing respectively in subsequent triumphs at the expense of Fiji and Australia.