“It’s a massive baptism of fire, isn’t it – it’s a massive game, a massive challenge,” Matavesi said. It feels like the World Cup, which was unbelievable to play against those top teams. It’s a bit like playing Leinster — if you’re slightly off against these teams they’ll punish you. We learned a lot and hopefully in the next year or two those lessons can be put into action. “Beating France has been my career highlight so far, but winning in the RDS would be up there.

Source: Irish Examiner December 12, 2019 06:45 UTC