Finlay Bealham: Getting hot under collar in Portugal will stand to Ireland

"It's good to prepare in that way so you can keep yourself mentally fresh while your body and lungs may be under fatigue."

Finlay Bealham at the Ireland Rugby Press Conference, IRFU High Performance Centre, Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 

Finlay Bealham believes a week of warm-weather training may have brought out the worst in some of his squad-mates but can be invaluable to Ireland’s World Cup cause in France next month.

Tighthead prop Bealham looks set to be included when head coach Andy Farrell unveils his matchday 23 for this Saturday’s Aviva Stadium clash with England, the second of three pre-World Cup tune-ups ahead of an opening Pool B game against minnows Romania three weeks later on September 9.