Baird: 'Frightening' amount still to come from Ireland's Six Nations champions

The 24-year-old made sure he savoured the victory over Scotland on Saturday evening.

Ireland’s Ryan Baird and Tadhg Beirne celebrate with the trophy. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Ryan Baird was lying at the bottom of the game’s last ruck, his arm outstretched and presenting the ball for Conor Murray as a clutch of Scottish players battled maniacally to disrupt, when a thought struck him.

The 24-year had struggled to enjoy the moment when Ireland secured the Grand Slam with a win against England at the same ground on the same Paddy’s weekend 12 months earlier. Some of his mistakes had “kind of ruined it” for him.