‘I probably have the ability to jump into other positions and do a job there. So, for me, it is understanding that and then knowing that it will get me into the big games’
Ireland’s Ciarán Frawley celebrates after scoring against Wales in the Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium last weekend. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho. His upbringing in the coastal town of north county Dublin and development in the local club have a certain novelty value. Or, put another way, the appendage of
Last Saturday, when scoring his first Test try on his full international debut in the 31-7 win over Wales, was the fulfilment of a childhood dream. When he took a good line on to Jamison Gibson-Park’s pass after Bundee Aki and Jack Conan had softened up the Welsh defence to score untouched at the Lansdowne Road end of the ground, the reality was every bit as good as he could have dreamed.
“At the start of the week, there’s nerves there but you come through a lot of the reps and it felt like another game to me. It’s funny, when you’re on the pitch sometimes all the fear and anxiety goes. It’s more so off the pitch that you might get in on yourself or whatever, but as it comes to the end of the week I was in a good place and I was happy with how I went.”
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