Keane is adamant he’ll quit

Typically though, the Cork-born star is not entirely satisfied with his contribution, although he did admit the balance between playing matches and rest is better this season than it was 12 months ago, when he became frustrated at the number of games he was missing.

“I feel I’m doing OK but you always feel there is room for improvement,” he said.

“I prefer to look back at the end of the season, not when you’ve got three months to go, but I do feel good in myself. We have probably got the balance right this year on the medical side of things.