Ireland's under-rated try machine Andrew Conway out to take down New Zealand

Conway, who had to wait until he was nearly 26 for his debut, hardly merited a mention in the build-up to the Japan game. Nobody could ignore him on Saturday

BRACE FOR IMPACT: Andrew Conway gets in some tackle practice with defence coach Simon Easterby during Ireland squad training at Carton House, ahead of the clash with the All Blacks. Picture: Brendan Moran, Sportsfile

Not many people score a hat-trick for their country. Fewer again do it twice but Andrew Conway’s rat-tat-tat against Japan last Saturday came three years after he first managed the feat, against the USA Eagles.

This latest haul brings his total number of touch downs in international rugby to 13 in just 26 caps. Stuart McCloskey boasts an identical ratio of a score every second run, but then the Ulster centre has only played six times.