Athletically, he is phenomenal. We really don t produce guys like him in Ireland
21-year-old Ryan Baird made his Ireland debut last weekend and looks set for further Six Nations involvement. By Murray Kinsella Saturday 6 Mar 2021, 8:00 AM Mar 6th 2021, 8:00 AM 90,906 Views 18 Comments
THERE ARE INTERNATIONAL backs, some of them wingers, who will be jealous of Ryan Baird’s speed.
The little GPS unit that sits into a pocket on the upper back of rugby players’ jerseys has clocked the 21-year-old Leinster lock moving at just over 10 metres per second during a game.
To put that in context, the average max speed for a wing at the 2019 World Cup was 9.2 metres per second, and it’s no exaggeration to say that Baird – who made his Ireland debut against Italy in the Six Nations last weekend – is one of the quickest forwar