Bundee Aki gives voice to Ireland's strength in depth at centre

'My teammates at Connacht are well used to my loud voice and to me screaming at them'

Bundee Aki and Garry Ringrose at Ireland training today. The pair, along with Rob Henshaw and Chris Farrell, are testament to the strength in depth Andy Farrell has to pick from in the centre. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Stuart Lancaster has made the point that a lot of the players he works with at Leinster are introverts. Nicely spoken South Dublin boys. The province's senior coach also spoke of the need to draw players out of themselves and add a more vocal element to their talents and their presence on the field of play.

Bundee Aki is a quiet, sometimes reticent speaker when the media are on the scene but the Ireland centre's voice has been a soundtrack to Connacht's game of late in an era when the imprecations of players and coaches reverberate around empty stadia.