Billy Burns: 'I was a shell of a man, it was challenging'

Burns was slammed for a devastating error in the 21-16 loss at the Millennium Stadium last season

Ireland's Will Connors consoles Billy Burns after the the defeat to Wales last season

Billy Burns admits that he was ‘a shell of a man’ after Ireland’s defeat to Wales in the Guinness Six Nations last year.

Burns was slammed for a devastating error in the 21-16 loss at the Millennium Stadium as his late penalty - that could have kept alive Ireland’s chance of a potentially match-winning try from the resulting lineout - went dead. The final whistle sounded moments later