Munster back row O'Donoghue keen to 'kick on' with Ireland on summer tour

MUNSTER BACK ROW Jack O’Donoghue thinks that young flanker Dan Leavy’s elevation to the Ireland bench against England for the final Six Nations last weekend is a sign that he’s not too far from the reckoning either.

23-year-old O’Donoghue was unfortunate to pick up a knee injury against the Scarlets recently that ruled him out of Munster’s most recent Pro12 game against Cardiff.

But the dynamic number eight thinks players like Leavy being relied upon by Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is a good sign for the future.

Ireland are scheduled to tour America and Japan in June and O’Donoghue is eyeing t…

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