Madigan hopes patience is about to pay off

RUGBY INTERNATIONAL:

As the Leinster man eases into his seat at the Ireland team hotel to face a few questions from the media ahead of tonight’s start at out-half against the US Eagles, all the ghosts of those green clad number 10s pull up a chair too.

Never mind the fact that rugby’s focus is elsewhere in the world today — the expectations he has for himself should be as overbearing as the June heat of Houston and the Lone Star State, where the quarterback is king.