Jamie Osborne 'ready' for starting opportunity as attention turns to Fiji 

Head coach Farrell described Osborne’s 18-minute stint off the bench against the Pumas last Friday as 'immense'.

STARTING BERTH? Jamie Osborne poses for a portrait during an Ireland Rugby media conference. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Jamie Osborne will be hoping Andy Farrell’s enthusiastic assessment of his impact off the bench against Argentina will translate into a first home start for Ireland when the head coach names his matchday team on Thursday afternoon.

The versatile 23-year-old who can play centre and full-back appears set for his fifth Test appearance this Saturday having debuted as a stand-in at number 15 for an Olympics-bound Hugo Keenan in the two-Test series against South Africa during the summer and slotting in as a midfield replacement in both of this month’s Autumn Nations Series matches at Aviva Stadium.