Ryan Baird was delighted to play a key role as Ireland stormed to Grand Slam success on Saturday.
RYAN BAIRD has had to wait for his chance in a game of this magnitude but yesterday the 23-year-old took the opportunity with both hands when handed a starting berth against England.
“I saw it, and thought, ‘this is what Tadhg Beirne would do’, so I just did what he’d do!” Baird said. “I’m not taking credit there, I just copied him!” It’s just surreal, all the work you put in and to come and actually do it… It will take a while to sink in, I’m trying to soak the atmosphere now, I’m going to go see my family, my friends, I’m going to have a good night. “I only met someone in The Shelbourne the other day who I went to school with in High School.
“I was quite nervous, but everyone was nervous, but we focus so much on staying in the present and focusing on the next moment and that’s all I tried to do. There were images popping in of lifting the trophy, but I just had to keep coming back to the present.
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