#international-debut

#international-debut

Deaves's ascent is one of the game's more uncommon career paths in the era of professional rugby. He joined the Ospreys Academy from his local club, Pontyclun, in the Rhondda after a brief civil engineering course at Bridgend College. His early days at Ospreys, alongside British & Irish Test Lions Alex Cuthbert, Justin Tipuric and Rhys Webb, saw him turn up for morning training sessions in his van ahead of afternoon work as a roofer.

It was almost a perfect night for the Scanlons when the 16-year-old Luca came on for his elder brother, James, to make his Gibraltar debut last month against the Faroe Islands, but there was a nagging problem. I told him the night before not to play my position, the older sibling jokes. Only 57 days after Luca's sweetest birthday, he became a full international.

Tommy O'Brien's international debut was marked by two tries within ten minutes, creating an initial sense of dominance for Ireland at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium.

Lennon Miller, at just 18, showcased maturity and talent in his debut, earning praise for his exceptional passing and calm demeanor on the pitch.