The debutant Australia has taken to its heart

To most rugby fans in Ireland he was the Wallabies’ debutant hooker, an emergency selection for Michael Cheika after the first three in line fell by the wayside.

Yet in his home country, Brandon Paenga-Amosa has become a national treasure thanks to his emotional singing of Advance Australia Fair before last Saturday’s opening Test.

Three days on and with a victory over the Six Nations champions to go with his first cap, the Queensland Red still cannot quite believe what went on against Ireland on his home ground in Brisbane.