Tadhg Beirne: 'We believe Ireland are capable of beating any team in the world'

The 31-14 win allowed Munster’s quintet of Ireland squad members to walk into the HPC in Abbotstown on Monday morning with heads held high.

BEIRNE BABY BEIRNE: Tadhg Beirne poses for a portrait after an Ireland Rugby media conference at the IRFU High Performance Centre. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Tadhg Beirne walked in off the training paddock, picked up a 500ml bottle of mineral water and swigged it in one go. His chest was still heaving as he eventually sat down to take the first question.

It was as if he hadn’t stopped scrambling since last Saturday night when his eye for a poach against Leinster at Croke Park made for one of the best displays by an Irish player of modern times.