Tommy O'Brien: 'I definitely don't want to be a one-cap wonder'

That he was in the wider frame was obvious when Andy Farrell called him in to senior camp for the week of the Six Nations tie against France in early March, at which point he was just two games into his most recent comeback.

TIME TO KICK ON: Ireland's Tommy O'Brien. Picture: Ben Brady/Inpho

Played 12, four tries scored. If those aren’t the kind of numbers to jump off the page then anyone who has followed Tommy O’Brien’s injury-plagued career up to now will understand the true significance locked within them.

The 26-year-old made his debut for Leinster in December of 2019 and still only has 47 caps to his name. The dozen he managed last term equals his best so far, but the 836 minutes banked make for miles more than a previous best of 588.