O’Donnell ready to step up

“Follow that,” quipped Robin Copeland two days ago as he wrapped up his media duties at Ireland’s team base and breezed out the door past Tommy O’Donnell.

All the Munster flanker could do was laugh.

O’Donnell had been made wait around for his turn to speak while a rapt press corp quizzed his new Irish team-mate about his extraordinary rise from journeyman pro in England’s second tier to the Ireland senior squad.