Cool Jack McGrath relishes No1 role with Ireland

Jack McGrath insists being Ireland’s No1 brings more pleasure than pressure.

Barring a late injury today, the Leinster prop will have started all five of Ireland’s Six Nations games this year, keeping club mate Cian Healy on the sidelines, and reinforcing his progression to one of Joe Schmidt’s core players.

The loosehead prop has been the most-capped player of the Schmidt era, and shows no sign of looking back now that he’s made the shirt his own, following Healy’s injury hell.