'Nobody's bulletproof': James Ryan taking nothing for granted 

A former Ireland U20s captain, he is calling the lineouts these days and welcomes the responsibility and the deeper understanding that gives him as to how it feeds into the Irish attack

James Ryan: 'You always have doubts going into big games'. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Of all the hurdles James Ryan has cleared with such ease, Paris may have been the highest.

He had already played Junior Cup for St Michael's before his time, graduated from Leinster's academy with just one of three years completed and played senior rugby for his country before his province had gotten round to awarding him a cap.