Check out all the sporting icons brought in to motivate the Irish rugby players last night

In fairness, if the lads aren’t fired up after being spoken to by this company of legends - there is no hope.

Inviting a sporting star who has succeeded in one code to offer a motivational speech to athletes in another sport is nothing new.

Alex Ferguson had a chat with Europe’s Ryder Cup team last year, and the skills of Jim McGuinness have been used by professional football and rugby teams in the UK.