Robbie Henshaw: We’ll have to put our bodies on the line

From a surreal Sunday in sunny Galway to a potentially dark place in Cape Town, Robbie Henshaw is expecting to have run the full emotional gamut by full-time tomorrow evening.

The ecstasy of the homecoming Henshaw and his Connacht team-mates received from supporters the day after their Pro12 final success a fortnight ago sent the Ireland centre off on tour with a warm feeling inside, albeit with added poignancy as he prepares to join Leinster next season. Not that he thinks his farewell to the west is a permanent one.

“Unreal. It was so surreal, I couldn’t believe it. It was like Galway had won Sam. It was an experience I won’t forget.