Andes plane crash survivor Nando Parrado shares his harrowing story with Andy Farrell's Ireland squad

The players were said to be shocked by the harrowing and inspiring tale of resilience. 

Nando Parrado: Survivors of the crash sitting beside the plane fuselage.

Ireland’s rugby players have been afforded the chance to hear from a myriad of assorted guest speakers down the years. None came with a story quite like that of Nando Parrado who has addressed Andy Farrell’s squad ahead of the November internationals.

Parrado was one of 16 survivors of the Flight 571 crash in the Andes in October of 1972. It was Parrado and Roberto Canessa who finally managed to trek through the mountains for 10 days to find help after two months. 29 people passed away.