Hugo Keenan: 'This is only the start, I still feel like I haven't really achieved that much'

It seems difficult to imagine either an Ireland or Leinster line-up not featuring the 25-year-old at number 15, such has been his rise to the top of Irish rugby.

Leinster's Hugo Keenan and Francois Cros of Toulouse. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Don’t ever tell Hugo Keenan he is an overnight success, even if the Leinster and Ireland full-back has taken professional rugby by storm these past 18 months.

It seems difficult to imagine either an Ireland or Leinster line-up not featuring the 25-year-old at number 15 in an important game, such has Keenan’s impact been since Andy Farrell handed him his first Test cap against Italy in the delayed Six Nations game of October 2020.