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Jacob Stockdale recently bought a Mustang on eBay. It’s navy blue with white stripes down the centre. Cars are a big love of his and the plan is to make use of his days off by doing this one up, learning about engines as he goes.

If Stockdale were a car, it would no doubt have ‘go-faster’ stripes. He’s not one to hang about. A couple of years into his international career, he is only three tries away from becoming one of Ireland’s top 10 try-scorers of all time having already crossed for 14 in 19 tests.

He’s not one to rest on his laurels either and is working on fine-tuning himself as well as his Mustang.

“Defence is a big improvement for me,” replies Stockdale when asked about the areas he’s made most strides in since his 2017 test debut.

“It’s something that was

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