Despite liquid diet, Garry Ringrose keeping bright side out

Garry Ringrose at the launch of Aviva’s Ireland’s Call competition at the Aviva Stadium. Picture: Dan Sheridan

Garry Ringrose seems in good form for a man who has been sucking his meals through a straw for the last two weeks.

He’s already through the worst of his latest injury blow, his admirable eagerness to block down a clearance from Italy’s Edoardo Padovani last month resulting in a broken jaw. Having also broken a thumb in the first round fixture against Scotland, Ringrose managed just 67 minutes from a possible 400 across the 2020 Six Nations.