Luke McGrath deserves another chance with Ireland say Donncha O'Callaghan and Jamie Heaslip

Luke McGrath deserves to come back into the conversation for Ireland after his player-of-the-match performance against Munster, according to Donncha O'Callaghan.

The scrum-half starred as Leinster came from behind at the Aviva Stadium to maintain their 100% start to the BKT United Rugby Championship season.

McGrath helped create space for Dan Sheehan’s 50th-minute try and crossed himself 12 minutes later as Leinster produced a dominant final half-hour to win 27-13.

He won the last of his 19 Ireland caps in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final loss to New Zealand in 2019 and was again omitted from Andy Farrell’s squad for next month’s Bank of Ireland Nations Series.

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Donncha O'Callaghan, Jamie Heaslip and Darren Cave said Luke McGrath deserves another chance with Ireland

However, should his Leinster team-mate Jamison Gibson-Park fail to recover in time from his hamstring injury, O’Callaghan believes McGrath should be next in line for a call-up.

The former Munster and Ireland lock told RTÉ Sport: "They are the kind of guys you love to have in your team, the likes of Luke McGrath, the guys who set the standards.

"There were Lions out there on Saturday night and we’re talking about him, and that’s when you’ve a good environment. Your club players step up every time and they become the conversation for green jerseys.

"He deserves to be chatted about because he’s playing so well. Unfortunately for him, Gibson-Park is here as well. He has competition for places, which makes everyone