RUMOURSof Ireland starting their own rock band while on tour are circulating after centre Bundee Aki was spotted with a guitar slung over his shoulder.
Aki says old-school rock fan Rhys Ruddock, whose favourite group is Rush, is a six-string maestro – appropriate enough given that Ruddock started at blindside flanker against Russia.
But it turns out that some of the best tunes are coming from the Irish medical room.
Team doctor Ciaran Cosgrave is prone to tinkling the ivories as well as stretching hamstrings.
Aki played down his own musical gifts but says there is no shortage of talen...