Gordon D'Arcy's Ireland career ended when Joe Schmidt left the Leinster legend out his final World Cup squad, but if the wounds of disappointment were still raw, the 35-year-old did his best to hide it at Dublin Airport this morning when he posed alongside a cardboard cutout of erstwhile team-mates Tommy Bowe, Conor Murray, Rob Kearney and Robbie Henshaw.
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Either that's one cruel wife, or Gordon just wanted that one last picture in an Ireland jersey.
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