As the Irish squad meandered out onto their training pitch at The Campus in dribs and drabs on Thursday, Edwin Edogbo was one of the first to appear.
Everyone does their own thing in those 15 or 20 minutes before a pitch session. A bit of stretching, a bit of passing. Backs might break into twos and threes to field some balls and loosen up. Forwards might split into pods and loosen up with some lineout throws and lifts.
While all of that was going on, Edogbo had some one-on-one time with Simon Easterby in the centre of the pitch. The pair had a lengthy chat, as he and the Irish defence coach could be seen motioning through and acting out some game situations.
There have been plenty of suggestions that…