LEINSTER and Ireland star Dan Sheehan hailed his Lions debut after a ‘special day’ in Australia this morning.
The Lions kicked off their tour of Australia with a 54-7 rout in Perth on Saturday.
And Ireland star Sheehan opened the Lions account as the skipper grounded for the first try of the series against the Western Force.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the Game, the Ireland hooker was overjoyed with his debut for the touring side.
He said: “A really special day. For me and a lot of the lads making their first appearance in this jersey – it’s something special.
“It’s something you watch all the way when you’re growing up, you want to be in this jersey.
“It’s sinking in now, a really special day. We’re happy with that result but there’s things to work on as well.”
In the match itself, Connacht winger Mack Hansen was one of eight Ireland players to start for Farrell, with Joe McCarthy, Garry Ringrose, and Dan Sheehan getting among the tries.
However, the Lions head coach singled out the Aussie-born star for contributing the “play of the day” late on.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Farrell hailed: “There were some fantastic tries, weren’t there?
“But the play of the day, if you want to look what a Lion should do for his teammates was when Mack Hansen went up and down the field, end-to-end, never gave up, and fought for his teammate.
“That’s the type of spirit that we want throughout the team. So a nice example there.”
Hansen’s stellar showing from the start on Saturday came after he was brought on off the bench in the defeat to Argentina in Dublin.
The Lions now place The Reds on Wednesday morning at 11pm.
