Leinster men o’war happy to steady ship for young guns

Elite sport holds no respect for age.

Veteran status kicks in for those lucky enough to make it at the turn of 30 and teenagers are accorded little or no dispensation when chucked into maelstrom. It’s why a guy like Robbie Henshaw can come across like some old soldier taking new recruits under his wing.

“It’s good to be back with the young lads and to offer them some advice and to help them out,” he said this week on his return to Leinster from Six Nations duties. Henshaw is 23.