Stats have been tarred as the ruination of many a sport, an infestation of numbers that detracts from natural ability and curbs freedom of thought, but Iain Henderson was never likely to be the type to feel swamped by facts and figures.

FORMER Connacht and Munster back row forward, John O’Sullivan, is very likely to become a fixture in France’s acclaimed Top 14 next season when his club Agen host to Lyon on Sunday.