Mullins not giving up on Ireland place

THE sight of Mike Mullins scything through a midfield gap, precisely timed and at searing pace, reminds you that age is not a barrier to success.

That was last week, Thomond Park, a crucial Heineken Cup match. The victims were Gloucester, the beneficiaries Munster and, dare one say it, maybe Mullins himself.

At an age when most professional rugby players might be thinking of hanging up their boots, nothing is further from the mind of this Irish/Kiwi/Maori player.