Stealing the plaudits after going toe-to-toe with Robbie Henshaw was one of the main catalysts for Jame Hume’s emergence as one of Ulster’s key players this season.
So says the 23-year-old centre who is in the relative early stages of his club career but was named in Andy Farrell’s Six Nations squad on Wednesday.
Hume freely admits he underwent a “period of reflection” after not featuring in Ireland’s Autumn series wins over New Zealand, Argentina and Japan.