Relaxed Neve Jones savouring every World Cup moment

Hooker Neve Jones epitomises the positivity in Scott Bemand's Ireland camp

Neve Jones at Ireland training in Towcestrians Sports Club, Northampton. Pic: Ben Brady, Inpho

Spend any time with this Ireland squad and it quickly becomes clear how settled they are. Even allowing for putting on a brave face in front of the press, positivity is the order of the day no matter who has a microphone thrust in front of them.

Winning certainly helps. A 42-14 win over Japan leaves Ireland staring at a guaranteed quarter-final berth should they repeat the dose this weekend against Spain. In team environments at World Cups, where teams are cooped up in each other’s company for extended periods of time, it can sometimes spiral relatively quickly if things start to go wrong.