World Cup pain in past as Ruddock feels the love at Leinster

Rhys Ruddock bore the air of a man intent on looking straight ahead as he spoke to the media ahead of Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup opener against Benetton.

It wasn’t to be. This was a chat that was always going to involve plenty of glances in the rear view mirror, whether he liked it or not. Much of it actually revolved around his own good form during Ireland’s disappointing venture in Japan.