Dan Sheehan happy to keep it loose as Leinster eye more silverware

The hooker's knack for scoring tries, his physicality and athleticism making him a standout performer with club and country. 

Dan Sheehan during a Leinster Rugby squad training session at Energia Park in Dublin. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

It’s hardly a surprise to hear Dan Sheehan cite Sean Cronin and Malcolm Marx as the hookers who caught his eye as he was making his way up through Lansdowne, Clongowes Wood and the Leinster academy pipeline.

Cronin scored 47 tries for club and country with that trademark explosiveness of his and Marx is pretty much the prototypical No.2 now with the size, speed, physicality and ball-handling skills he brings to the game.