I was picked for the second game, against Munster, but I was pulled out of the game by the medical advisors. They wanted to be 150 per cent sure. I played for the first 53 minutes against Ulster. My leg completely seized when I sat down. I'd been blowing hard and that makes it very difficult to actually talk to your teammates.
Communication really suffers.
But we won, and I felt a bit better when we played Ulster again in Ravenhill the next week. But the mighty David Humphreys just killed us, kicking into the corners all night. He was outstanding. I lasted 74 minutes that day and the full 80 against Connacht a week later. Biarritz at home was much better.