Dan Sheehan: 'I've come along further than I thought in the last year'

TAKING STRIDES: Dan Sheehan.

Dan Sheehan admits that he never expected to be picking up global nominations for his performances at this stage in his career.

The Leinster and Ireland hooker was this week named as one of those players in the mix in World Rugby’s breakthrough player category. Pretty good for a guy with just a dozen caps to his name and less than 30 club appearances under his belt.