Van der Flier pleased with Ireland's ability to navigate way through Cardiff storm

Josh van der Flier of Ireland celebrates with family after the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Wales and Ireland. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

For a player that relishes the chaos of Test match rugby, you can understand why Josh van der Flier loves playing in Cardiff.

Ireland’s victory over Wales under the roof of the Principality Stadium was a triumph for mental strength in the midst of bedlam as a sell-out crowd belted out Land of My Fathers and then saw their winless side re-energised under new head coach Matt Sherratt to give the back-to-back Guinness Six Nations champions an almighty scare on Saturday.