Great season for Scannell family just got better

It’s been a great season for the Scannell’s from Cork - just a few months after Niall made his Irish debut, younger brother Rory came along to make his international bow as well.

And to crown a great evening in the blistering New Jersey sunshine on Saturday evening, Niall crossed for his first Irish try in five appearances before Rory was summoned at the break and landed a few conversions.

Rory said: “It’s an exciting day for us. Our dad and sister are over as well so it is a great family occasion. I’m delighted to win a first cap and it was even better to have the brother out there as well. It was quite humid - the sweat was pouring off us which made the ball slippy.