Cian Healy adapting to life as a finisher

Cian Healy's minutes have dwindled as this Six Nations has gone on but he has learned to adjust expectations

Cian Healy at Ireland Rugby Open Training, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 3/2/2022

Cian Healy enjoyed Paris. If much of the focus before Ireland's trip there last month centred on how guys like Hugo Keenan had never played a big away game in front of a partisan crowd before, then his Leinster teammate was only too happy to plug into the reanimated vibes that accompanied his sixth engagement in Saint-Denis.

It was the little things. Going for a coffee and spotting the green jerseys on the streets and in the shops. That he could still appreciate it all having played for just the last 17 minutes is no minor detail. Adapting to the role of impact player – finisher, if you like - has not been easy.