Robbie Henshaw: Ireland must put their best foot forward in Cardiff

There have been signs that Robbie Henshaw is now being allowed to blossom

Robbie Henshaw: 'If you're running into bodies rather than spaces, that's where you can become dominated in the collision or in the contact.' Picture: Billy Stickland

Joe Schmidt could have hardly been more effusive as he rattled through the long list of virtues which Robbie Henshaw brought to the game of rugby.

The then Ireland head coach had just named the Athlone man at full-back for England's Six Nations visit to Dublin in 2019. It was a major shift in policy for both the player and for the team and, as we now know, it didn't go well for either.