'I just thought to myself, ‘I have a taste for this. I’m not letting this go again.''
Ireland lock Kieran Treadwell. KIERAN TREADWELL’S PHONE pinged. Nothing unusual there. The Ulster lock’s fiancé, Beth, always sent through a good luck message before a game. But this one was different.
It’s a body of work which has left him in a strong position a year out from the World Cup. He was in off the bench again against the Springboks last weekend. The goal now is more minutes in the closing two Autumn games against Fiji and Australia. The environment he finds himself helps. Andy Farrell has clearly shaped his Ireland camp into a place where players feel comfortable letting their personality come through. Players are encouraged to be open and express themselves.There is a big focus around mindset, too. Treadwell uses his time in camp to sit down with performance coach, Gary Keegan. The chat over veers beyond rugby.
So it was a bit unexpected to get that inclusion for the Six Nations . And then I just thought to myself, ‘I have a taste for this. I’m not letting this go again. I’ve got to keep on performing.’ “It took a bit of time obviously, I’m not gonna lie to you. But it’s such a good environment, that you can be yourself. You can try things, not be really loose with the ball, but you can ask questions and be yourself.
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