Dave Heffernan, Nick Timoney, Bundee Aki, Jordan Larmour, Niall Scannell and Jeremy Loughman during the Maori All Blacks' Haka. Photograph: Billy Stickland/InphoWhen a late replacement is called up from his summer holidays to join a touring squad the temptation is to imagine him sipping a cocktail by a pool or catching a few waves when the phone rings.
“Walking back into them to tell them I was going to have to leave straight away because I was going to New Zealand was a great buzz. They were delighted for me and Maeve, my wife, was delighted as well,” said Scannell, whose last appearance for an Irish side was in the 2019 World Cup quarter-final defeat by New Zealand.Maeve helped him pack what little he had for an Irish tour in New Zealand and returned to work in Ireland so as to keep the remainder of her annual leave.
Pending the arrival of his gear bag by courier for Wednesday’s tour opener against the Maori All Blacks, which Ireland lost 32-17, team-mates had a whip round and Andrew Porter provided him with a pair of his boots.
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