Ireland and Leinster full-back, Rob Kearney, has agreed terms for a new two-year contract that will see him play for his home province until the end of the 2013 season.
The 24-year-old, who is currently undergoing treatment for a knee injury which has ruled him out of the Six Nations championship to date, joins a list of leading Irish players such as the Leinster duo, Brian O'Driscoll and Jamie Heaslip, as well as Munster's Ronan O'Gara, who have agreed new contracts in recent months.
Kearney, who has earned 27 test caps to date, made his debut against Argentina in 2007 and won a Heineken Cup medal with Leinster in 2009.