Baloucoune can look back on Six Nations as massive personal gain - despite Rhys Carré

A try-scoring, man of the match performance at Twickenham as Ireland completed a record away win over England in round three added to a first Six Nations try on his championship debut the previous weekend in the home victory over Italy

BOUNCE BACK: Robert Baloucoune goes into Sunday with supreme confidence despite a disappointing moment against Wales. Pic: Ben Brady/Inpho

Rob Baloucoune was one of the few people inside Aviva Stadium and indeed, throughout world rugby, who did not enjoy Rhys Carré’s standout try for Wales but the Ireland wing will regardless go into Saturday’s Scotland clash with supreme confidence.

Baloucoune has endured rather than enjoyed the endless re-runs of him getting bumped off a tackle by Carré last Friday night as the bullocking loosehead prop scored perhaps the try of this Guinness Six Nations campaign.