Blond bomber

The undoubted hit of the Six Nations, Jerry Flannery has used the last fortnight to re-focus on his next challenge - Perpignan in a Heineken Cup quarter-final. It hasn’t been difficult, he told Declan Colley.

SINCE his debut for Ireland last October, Jerry Flannery’s stock has risen faster than a wildcat oil company with a major gusher on its hands.

The wild blond mane has become synonymous with an Ireland which evolved into a new, hungry and winning outfit.