Tadhg Beirne: I'm a better player now than I was before 2019 World Cup

After achieving something significant with Munster, Beirne is now ready to fight for more success with Ireland.

ALL SMILES: Tadhg Beirne during an Ireland rugby press conference at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

A wide smile creased Tadhg Beirne’s face when the Munster and Ireland forward was asked if, with such a narrow bridge separating the club and Test games, he had time to celebrate the province’s URC success.

You can bet he did. A stretch of three weeks separated that title win in Cape Town and the first day of pre-season under Andy Farrell’s watch and players seemed to slip a slew of weddings and holidays through that window.