Ireland and Lions tighthead says gutting Leinster loss can be used as motivation
For the 30-year-old Ireland and Lions tighthead, this will be a third World Cup, having been brought to the 2015 tournament as an uncapped 22-year-old by Joe Schmidt in part as an investment in the future.
“You think of the Six Nations and it’s two weeks on and then a down-week. You get that mental break from rugby. I come down to Wexford to see grass, get fresh air etc. When you are away together for that period of time as a group then how do you stay fresh and stay at it? They are some of the biggest learnings for me.”
“Paulie is very detailed in his approach and is huge on habits that not just happen in the game but how you build those through the week and all the time. He’s really nailed down techniques and roles for us, in our lineout, our maul, our goal-line attack. There’s so much to it. “You reflect on the journey we’ve been on over four years. We went into the last World Cup number one as well, but we had a really poor Six Nations whereas we’re coming off the back of a decent run of form now and it feels credible within the group to believe we can push on, and I think that’s important when you go to a World Cup.
“I am very fond of my school, I had a great time there, but I recognise that it is not a straight line for everyone and you are at that kind of stage in adolescence. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a hundred-capper like a few lads in the squad or it’s your first day in. There’s no social hierarchy. Does it work for us? It definitely makes the group closer together, leaving those shackles off. That’s so important.
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