Alex Kendellen: 'This is what you dream of as a kid'

Ireland's Alex Kendellen, Shayne Bolton and Hugh Gavin with their first Ireland caps after the game. Pic: Ben Brady/Inpho

Nine men earned a first cap for Ireland on the season-ending, two-match tour of Georgia and Portugal. Each one is its own story. 

For some, the debut might have been overdue. For others, it may have come sooner than expected. Or not been flagged at all in years gone by.