Ireland out-half strife pales in comparison to Wallabies' woes

Carter Gordon, the latest player to wear the 10 jersey for Australia this year, said Joe Schmidt has made the Wallabies squad "more like a family".

Carter Gordon became the seventh player to line out at out-half for Australia this year when he featured against Italy last weekend. Pic: STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images

If neither Jack Crowley nor Sam Prendergast have done enough just yet to make a decisive case for Ireland’s No.10 jersey then the debate on these shores is a mere trifle compared to the uncertainty that reigns at out-half for Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies.

Australia will play their 14th Test of the calendar year at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening and the head coach has already used no less than seven men in the crucial playmaking pocket to date.