At the end of the match as he sat slouched in his chair among the replacements having put in a nonstop 63 minute shift, the camera swung in.
As television captured the moment the winner of the man of the match award was announced around the stadium, the 23-year-old had the good grace to look sheepish and pull a self-conscious smile; Dan Sheehan’s face on the big screen in the Aviva Stadium.
His seventh cap, his second try, his first moment of individual glory in a packed ground drew a ripple of applause. For a player who made his international debut just last November, Sheehan has …
- March 21, 2022
