2 Sean Reidy
With a grandfather from County Kerry, the New Zealand-born flanker pitched up in Ireland back in 2014 out to explore his family history and, with Ulster the first team to reply to his request for a trial, hasn’t looked back since, signing a new two-year contract back in February.
Showing his best form this season with the Irish province, Reidy has now at the age 27 made his Test debut for Joe Schmidt’s Ireland during their summer tour of South Africa.