Eire prop Cian Healy hopes to delay his record-breaking worldwide profession into the 2025 Guinness Six Nations.
Veteran loosehead Healy turned his nation’s outright most-capped participant on Saturday, surpassing Brian O’Driscoll by approaching for his 134th Check look within the 22-19 win over Australia in Dublin.
Eire start their Six Nations title defence on Saturday, February 1 at residence to England, with interim boss Simon Easterby main the workforce throughout Andy Farrell’s sabbatical with the British and Irish Lions.
“I’m not pushed by the variety of caps,” stated Healy. “It’s not one thing that pushes me on like successful and success with the group and successful trophies.
“Please God now I can hold enjoying and don’t get injured or something like that and Simon may take into account me for the Six Nations.”
Healy, who’s nicknamed ‘Church’ by team-mates, made his debut in opposition to the Wallabies 15 years earlier and has helped Eire win 5 Six Nations championships.
Hozier’s Take Me to Church was blasted over the general public deal with system when he changed Andrew Porter within the 67th minute to a rapturous reception from a capability crowd, together with O’Driscoll.
Healy was so targeted on serving to Eire overturn a 19-15 deficit he didn’t choose up on the music alternative as he went straight right into a scrum.
“I acquired a vibe from the roar all proper, it perked me up just a little bit,” he stated.
“In for a scrum and hanker down on what I needed to do there, but it surely was a pleasant second. I loved it.
“(I’m) very completely satisfied we acquired a win on the event and I acquired a number of issues proper after I was on, in order that’s fairly pleasing.”
Healy was introduced together with his milestone cap by Irish Rugby Soccer Union president Declan Madden on the finish of week when team-mates frolicked watching highlights of his debut and former Eire fly-half Ollie Campbell introduced commemorative jerseys to the workforce to mark 150 years of Irish rugby.
The 37-year-old walked onto the Aviva Stadium pitch forward of kick-off accompanied by his younger sons Beau and Russell earlier than holding again tears throughout Eire’s nationwide anthem.
“I loved that with the boys, it was good,” he stated.
“They had been remarkably well-behaved once they walked out. There was a worry one among them would take a bolt! I loved it, yeah.
“I used to be singing Amhran na bhFiann and I cracked up a bit, so I simply stopped to regather.
“There wasn’t something significantly on my thoughts. Numerous emotion within the week. I wasn’t blocking it out or something like that however I simply needed to take a second.”