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"We definitely needed all of myself and Bomber [Conway] to hold him out. Thankfully, he worked hard to get from the other side of the pitch to get in front and make that tackle as well. It was pretty incredible by him. "But I got a rattle. I could feel a little bit of blood trickle down so I thought, 'Ah, I might have to get a few stitches'. I just had that moment on the ground. "As I was getting back up, I heard a roar. In my head, I was thinking, 'That's too loud for them to be scoring a try. It must be a good thing!' Ronán [Kelleher] had intercepted the ball. Then there was a break in play, so I took a knee and the doc was in to stick a bit of gauze on it to stop the bleeding."[caption id="attachment_241079" align="aligncenter" width="640"]
Garry Ringrose of Ireland receives treatment for a head injury during the match against New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium. (Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"From the outset, we're all challenged to be cohesive, no matter what the combination is. Myself and Robbie Henshaw have both suffered on the injury front, then you look at Stu McCloskey, who did unbelievably well over the summer, and then you've James Hume as well. So we're all challenged, every day, to be cohesive and to be able to play with each other. "Playing with Bundee, he offers me a load of support during the week. The amount of time and effort he puts into analysis and picking up little things from training - how he improves and how he challenges me - is something extra as well. "As for how he plays out there. He gets gain-line, maybe even better than I do. If he has traffic, he has that ability, too, to make that outside break and put guys into space. I'm trying to continue to learn off him, as much as possible. He's been helping me loads, with me being out of the squad [injured] a couple of times. It's nice to have his support."[caption id="attachment_241078" align="aligncenter" width="640"]
Garry Ringrose and Bundee Aki pictured during Ireland's win over New Zealand. (Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Ringrose is hoping to be involved against Argentina on Sunday [the team is announced on Friday] but is not expecting any post-match calls to top the one the entire squad got from President of the USA, Joe Biden after they beat the All Blacks.
"We got a letter from him on the day before, wishing us well. Then we were in the team room in The Shelbourne, the whole side spending a bit of time together, and he came through on Face-Time, through Shuckers' [IRFU media officer David O Siochain] phone. It was a bit of craic at the time, as you can imagine. "Surreal! Joe Biden [calling us] pretty much tops it!"After the highs of the past two emphatic victories, Ringrose is determined to finish the Test year with another against a battle-hardened Pumas side, this weekend. WATCH THAT FULL EPISODE HERE:
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