Healy hails Aki resilience after suspension

Cian Healy has praised Bundee Aki’s resilience in the face of a tournament-ending suspension after the centre gave his all in Ireland’s first training session for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.

Aki received the three-week ban at a World Rugby disciplinary hearing in Tokyo on Monday for his high tackle on Samoa fly-half Ulupano Seuteni which earned the inside centre a red card in last Saturday’s Pool A game.