Jack Conan delighted to have finished his ‘holidays’ after his return to competitive action against Scotland
Ireland's Caelan Doris is tackled by Finn Russell during victory over Scotland in the Rugby World Cup clash at the Stade de France, Paris. Photograph: Billy Stickland/InphoWhen they had the temerity to beat them for the first time in 111 years at Soldier’s Field in 2016, and as Joe Schmidt put it at the time “poke the bear”, New Zealand responded with an almost spiteful revenge mission at the Aviva Stadium a fortnight later.
So when Caelan Doris speaks of this belief emanating from more than the series win in New Zealand, he is not being cocky or arrogant, merely stating the truth. Doris has been a towering figure against both South Africa and Scotland. His carrying beyond contact has made Ireland’s exits so much more effective and consistently provided go-forward ball further up the field too.
But he chuckled when asked about Dan Sheehan’s try within two minutes of the scuffle that saw the hooker propelled over an advertisement hoarding.“Yeah, it was class. We speak about being next-moment focused and when that sort of shit happens, just trying to punish them through our play as opposed to getting involved in too much of that. So it was pretty rewarding to see that happen.”
“No, it’s fantastic to be out there. Obviously, we started off incredibly well and you’re thinking I might get on a bit earlier here and get a few minutes. The lungs were hurting, I was blowing really hard but I was always going to be.
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