'Hard to fathom how John Egan doesn't have more Ireland caps' — Stephen Kenny

While Stephen Kenny faces a clamour to promote some of his U21s, the new Ireland boss is adamant the defence he’s inherited from Mick McCarthy provides a springboard to success.

Namechecked today in his Kenny’s first press conference was Corkman John Egan, the Sheffield United centre-back who, at 27, Kenny is perplexed about having made just three competitive starts for his country.