Oli Jager's appetite grows after first taste of Irish camp

Having got a taste for Test rugby in recent weeks, Munster's Oli Jager is keen to get back out on to the pitch and catch the eye.

The 28-year-old, who returned to Ireland from New Zealand in December when he completed a move from the Crusaders to Munster, is one of three players from the Irish squad to be released back to the province for tomorrow's trip to the Scarlets.

Jager was initially called up as a supplemental "training panelist" for the warm-weather camp in Portugal, but was brought back into the squad last week as cover for the injured Tadhg Furlong.

And after getting to look under the bonnet of how Andy Farrell's squad works, the tighthead prop insists the best way to get into contention for a first cap is through his provincial form.

"I'm champing at the bit for it," he says, ahead of Friday's trip to Llanelli.

Since arriving in December, the prop's gametime has been stuttered. His first couple of appearances came off the bench as he was being drip-fed into the squad, before a concussion in the New Year's Day defeat to Connacht saw him miss the Champions Cup win in Toulon.

His involvement with the Ireland squad in Portugal also saw him miss out on gametime with Munster, when they took on his former side Crusaders in Cork at the start of the month.

And with his move from Christchurch to Limerick happening so suddenly before Christmas, Jager (below) says he's looking forward to the normality of some week-on-week rugby.

"I can't wait to get back out there and play. That's what we do, and do for a living, the quicker I can get on the field, the better. I'm excited.

"It's been obviously difficult to settle in a little bit but it’s all sorted out now. I’ve got my wife here now and we’ve got a house so everything has kind of