There are a few people saying we can't (play together), but we know we can.

The team spirit has always been here, it was here under Brian as well. You can't say it wasn't here under Brian because it was. But to have Mick Byrne come back has been nice. You've seen how much all the lads like Mick and that was just my way of saying 'welcome back'.

We don't want to get too carried away. We'll take each game as it comes and hopefully in May we'll be there.

It couldn't have gone better.

We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.

We get on well and it won't be too much trouble spending so much time with him. He has a strange way of sleeping as he likes to kick off all the blankets and just have them up by his chest.