Heaslip believes in better ahead of almighty test

Jamie Heaslip is a player that always seems to radiate a quiet confidence, a man who doesn’t get too hung up on the technical aspects of the game; he just goes out and does his job regardless of the opposition.

Ireland will need plenty of Heaslip’s self-belief against a fired-up All Blacks team playing their first test in Christchurch in almost two years in front of a sell-out 21,000 crowd.

Therefore, it was interesting listening to a little ‘back and forth’ between Heaslip and a prominent New Zealand journalist at the team’s base yesterday.