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Published 11:46 26 Oct 2017 BST
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On the pitch, Dillane has already earned a reputation for charging head-long into a heave of bodies and getting over the gainline. On his Ireland debut, he made a 20-metre line break and offload with one of his first involvements. He is a played to be extremely wary of. Away from the pitch, Dillane is affable and modest. He is grateful for his position in rugby but sometimes can't see what the fuss is about. We caught up with Dillane in Galway for The Hard Yards podcast and found the Tralee native to be in the best of form ahead of his side's Guinness PRO14 clash with Munster at The Sportsground. https://twitter.com/connachtrugby/status/923503619848179713 The 23-year-old spoke of being able to dole out some of his Connacht and Ireland gear to friends and family back home. One item of clothing he plans to keep is the Wallabies jersey he got after helping Ireland to a win over the Aussies, last November. If only he could find the thing... "I've a few jerseys I've traded after games that I definitely will keep," he said.Ultan Dillane on his job as a glass-picker and occasional doorman in a Tralee bar ?
Full interview on #TheHardYards podcast tomorrow pic.twitter.com/7BHcHBhNtn — SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) October 25, 2017
"It's not at the forefront of my mind - you just get stuff as you go. But I do have a few... I only just remembered that I have an Australian jersey there from last season. "That's the height of it. It's back home in Kerry."We imagine Dillane will pick up a few more Test jerseys from famous opposition players over the next few years. Just don't expect him to make a big deal about it.
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