Nice to see the press in Ireland are as f**king stupid as ever.

Kearney was done 3 years ago. Everyone including the dogs in the street knew it. Unfortunately f**k all was done in terms of looking at alternatives.

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Hmmm.

While I haven't seen every game he's played, I haven't seen him do much in the way of tactical kicking. Look no further than Ian Madigan or Danny Cipriani to see how limiting it can be if your 10 can only really run the football.

If you've seen evidence of, or are comfortable with, his kicking game - do say!