Outhalves

Superb goalkicker, tactical kicker and cool, precise decision-maker on the gain line, with excellent pass off both hands, O'Gara will always be targeted defensively but he's invariably a barometer of the well-being of both Munster and Ireland. Another of the key men among the untouchables.

More of a running threat than O'Gara, but has not the same presence, tactical nous or experienced decision-making. In a position that arguably requires more time than any other, Wallace, like many others in his boat, has been afforded only fitful game time at outhalf for both province and country.