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Cian Healy’s stunning, 60-metre spiral kick earns him a standing ovation

Published 21:15 27 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 10:21 7 Oct 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
Cian Healy’s stunning, 60-metre spiral kick earns him a standing ovation

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Just what Ireland need - a bit of class up front.

Cian Healy played 49 minutes for Ireland today and, oh, what a 49 minutes they were. The Leinster loosehead carried like a man possessed, played a slick part in Tommy Bowe's opening try and tackled with the nearest part of his anatomy he could throw at the Romanians. [caption id="attachment_41722" align="aligncenter" width="630"]HEALY TACKLE Heads up![/caption] Having recently returned from shoulder surgery, Healy was eager to prove to Joe Schmidt that is is back to his best. And what better way to do that than an impressive spiral kick that went 60 metres and found touch. https://twitter.com/Blathanna_Dearg/status/648178153567948800 https://twitter.com/Migeycan/status/648178041332592640 https://twitter.com/AengusOMaolain/status/648179408398884864 https://twitter.com/_eoghankelly_/status/648177801363898368 Healy last seven more minutes, whereupon he was called ashore by his coach. As he strode to the Wembley touchline, every green-clad fan of the 89,267 attendees - a world record - rose as one to acclaim Church. https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/648187700017819649 https://twitter.com/okeeffesimon/status/648213560938639360
Cian Healy's stunning, 60-metre spiral kick earns him a standing ovation