Ireland's Caelan Doris can still find more to give

It seems hard to believe given his powerhouse performance against Scotland but Caelan Doris is still searching for more from his game
MORE TO GIVE: Pierre Schoeman of Scotland is tackled by Ireland players Caelan Doris, left, and Iain Henderson during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match at the Stade de France. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

MORE TO GIVE: Pierre Schoeman of Scotland is tackled by Ireland players Caelan Doris, left, and Iain Henderson during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match at the Stade de France. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

It seems hard to believe given his powerhouse performance against Scotland but Caelan Doris is still searching for more from his game.

As part of a dominant back row that hassled and harried their Scottish counterparts in Saturday night’s ruthless 36-14 Pool B victory, the 25-year-old’s 80-minute tour de force delivered 22 successful tackles, 12 carries for 65 metres, and one turnover that was only half the story of a contribution that saw the Scots’ lives made a nuisance of at the breakdown and prey to some fearsome counter-rucking.

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