Ryan has no regrets, whatever happens

As with Edith Piaf, Donnacha Ryan has no regrets.

It wasn’t easy at first: getting his phone connected, sorting out bills and accommodation, overcoming the language barrier and dealing with a 10-week layoff almost as soon as he arrived at Racing 92 after injuring his neck in a game against Bayonne.

But he survived all that and the bitingly cold Parisian winter thanks in no small part to Racing 92’s new indoor U Arena where he was pictured sitting on a chair in the middle of the pitch watching Ireland claim the Grand Slam at Twickenham.