Two try hero Dan Sheehan was a rank outsider to face England last Saturday, Ireland boss Andy Farrell has revealed.
Sheehan, 23, suffered a shoulder injury in the first half of Ireland's win at Murrayfield and, with a six-day turnaround, was given little chance of making it for the Grand Slam decider.
However the Leinster hooker played and scored Ireland's first and third tries in a 29-16 triumph.