The Ireland backrow has become one of the finest players in the world in three short years, writes Gerry Thornley (via irishtimessport)
In a typical all-court performance, Doris also muscled over for Leinster’s bonus-point try in first-half injury time and after the game Hamilton, working as a co-pundit with O’Driscoll, ventured that the only rival to the world-class Doris as the best number eight in the world was Ardie Savea.
Caelan Doris scores a try for Leinster in the Heineken Champions Cup match against Gloucester at Kingsholm. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho “But then he can roll his sleeves up. If it’s lashing rain down in Thomond Park or the Sportsground, and it’s a horrible day to be playing rugby in someone else’s back field, he’ll roll up the sleeves. He’s not a fair-weather player but you give him a fair day, and he’s going to light it up as well.
“It flies by. We had one-on-ones last week and it was the same thing three years ago, I was saying to Faz that I was shocked that the three years had flown by. “Not at all, people probably hear the accent but I’m definitely a Mayo man, yeah. I love going home, I was back for a few days over Christmas and my parents always have a few of the neighbours in at Christmas Eve and it’s a throwback to people who I grew up with.His earliest memories of watching Ireland play Wales in Cardiff are of Ronan O’Gara’s drop goal to win the 2009 Grand Slam, when he was 10 years old. “Back in Lacken, back in Mayo.
“Alan Rogan, who was involved in refereeing at the time, sorted us out with tickets. I’d come up with Ballina before that, but I remember thinking I’d love to be on that pitch.”
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