Cups not caps the focus for the evergreen Cian Healy

'I'd take another five if I got some more silverware for it, instead of another 20. I think a cap number without reward is not so important,' Healy said on Wednesday.

PRIORITIES: Cian Healy during Ireland rugby squad training at IRFU High Performance Centre. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Cian Healy is 14 appearances shy of Brian O’Driscoll, Ireland’s most capped player. 

That’s exactly the number of games that lie between the national team and what would be a first ever World Cup semi-final slot in France next year.