Kieran Treadwell learning to enjoy the return journey with Ireland

Treadwell was drafted back into the Ireland fold this year. 

BREAKOUT: Kieran Treadwell during Ireland rugby squad training at IRFU High Performance Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Professional rugby players want for very little. Their days are mapped out and supervised by a small army of staff who have spent years studying and working in their specialised fields.

They work under coaches dedicated to different departments of the game and benefit from strength and conditioning gurus to hone their bodies, nutritionists to fuel them and sports psychologists to work on the six inches between the ears.