MY LIFE IN PICTURES… SIMON ZEBO
HISTORY MAKERS
“Johnny (Sexton) could’ve gone himself but unselfishly passed to me. To score against the All Blacks and beat them for the first time in over 100 years… It was a great sporting occasion and to score capped it off. People still come up to me to say, ‘I was at Chicago’.
“We actually got given out to by Joe Schmidt for celebrating in the review. Johnny was probably guilty by association!
“We’d arrived on the Sunday or Monday so we had all week to prepare. Training at the start of the week was quite light after the travel, so we had plenty of time to enjoy Chicago and eat as a team.
“It was definitely a little different and more relaxed than a normal Test week with Ireland. I wouldn’t say there was an expectation we would win but I had a sneaky feeling something special was happening with the atmosphere and vibe around the place.”
TRICK SHOT
“This was one of a hat-trick against Northampton. That season was my first real taste of Champions Cup rugby. I grew up seeing the likes of ROG (Ronan O’Gara),
