No hard feelings Joe Schmidt, says Mike Ross

There were no ‘one more year’ chants, no #thanksRossy sponsor’s hashtag, just a phone call.

After 61 caps, over half of them under Joe Schmidt, Mike Ross’s Ireland career came to an unspoken end last summer.

With two Six Nations winner’s medals in his pocket and a host of great memories, Ross went out smiling, noting that few professionals get to bid farewell any other way.