The 'unflappable' O'Brien has put himself in the World Cup frame

'He has all the hallmarks of a great, composed international player.'

Jimmy O'Brien starts on the left wing on Saturday. Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell has praised Jimmy O’Brien’s “unflappable” nature as the Leinster man gets set to win his third cap for Ireland in a third different position.

“We did actually,” said Farrell. “There’s always opportunity with injuries or form or what we’re seeing in training, that always shapes you in different ways in every camp. But his form, him being in camps a couple of times before, and just seeing how unflappable he is. With Farrell restoring Hugo Keenan at fullback for this weekend, O’Brien moves to the left wing and Mack Hansen shifts over to the right, meaning Robert Baloucoune drops out of the matchday 23 altogether after starting against South Africa and Fiji.“Jimmy’s got a left foot, which is pretty important in world rugby at this stage,” said Farrell.

The other big selection call this week was whether to retain Stuart McCloskey at inside centre or bring the returning Bundee Aki straight into the starting XV after completing his seven-week suspension. 21-year-old second row Joe McCarthy is set for his Test debut off the Ireland bench on Saturday, having impressed for the midweek team during the tour of New Zealand last summer.exclusive analysis Get Murray Kinsella's exclusive analysis and member-only episodes of The42 Rugby WeeklyFarrell is looking forward to seeing the big Leinster man in the international arena.

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