Irish-qualified Diack still dreams of international stage

A call from Declan Kidney would have put the icing on the cake for Ulster’s Irish-qualified Robbie Diack who saw a brilliant start to the season ruined by a knee injury.

But while the South African-born back-row showed no emotion when he wasn’t included in Ireland’s 39-man squad, he did say it would be a dream come true if ever it materialised.

“It has always been a dream of mine,” enthused Diack.