'If I had a physical job I would be goosed' - Nic a Bháird finds ACL silver lining

'I have more or less full-time physio, full-time access to a high-class facility, we were in with surgeons straight away, all that stuff.'

SEEING THE LIGHT: Irish Rugby International, Munster Player and Tackle Your Feelings ambassador Deirbhile Nic a Bháird. Pic: Ben Brady, Inpho

Deirbhile Nic a Bháird had reason to both curse and give thanks for the timing when she suffered a serious ACL injury in the week before Ireland’s appearance at the inaugural WXV tournament in Dubai late last year.

The injury itself was unfortunate, coming as it did off a random collision at the back of a lineout in a prep game against the USA in Dublin, but it happened after she put pen to paper and had committed to one of the IRFU’s full-time contracts.