The Fort Worth Press - Family background perfect prep for All Blacks challenge, says Doris

USD -
AED 3.673027
AFN 68.112673
ALL 94.198378
AMD 389.366092
ANG 1.801814
AOA 913.000309
ARS 998.416897
AUD 1.528496
AWG 1.8025
AZN 1.700568
BAM 1.877057
BBD 2.018523
BDT 119.468305
BGN 1.87679
BHD 0.376794
BIF 2953.116752
BMD 1
BND 1.347473
BOB 6.908201
BRL 5.800994
BSD 0.99976
BTN 84.384759
BWP 13.658045
BYN 3.27175
BYR 19600
BZD 2.015164
CAD 1.393455
CDF 2870.999877
CHF 0.89073
CLF 0.035441
CLP 977.925332
CNY 7.242986
CNH 7.24248
COP 4389.749988
CRC 509.237487
CUC 1
CUP 26.5
CVE 105.825615
CZK 24.2045
DJF 178.031575
DKK 7.12045
DOP 60.252411
DZD 134.221412
EGP 49.386169
ERN 15
ETB 122.388982
EUR 0.954715
FJD 2.27595
FKP 0.789317
GBP 0.794331
GEL 2.740277
GGP 0.789317
GHS 15.795384
GIP 0.789317
GMD 70.999825
GNF 8617.496041
GTQ 7.717261
GYD 209.15591
HKD 7.78361
HNL 25.264168
HRK 7.133259
HTG 131.234704
HUF 392.814987
IDR 15943.55
ILS 3.70177
IMP 0.789317
INR 84.43625
IQD 1309.659773
IRR 42074.999843
ISK 139.679819
JEP 0.789317
JMD 159.268679
JOD 0.7091
JPY 154.057498
KES 129.468784
KGS 86.501234
KHR 4025.145161
KMF 472.500707
KPW 899.999621
KRW 1404.510504
KWD 0.30785
KYD 0.833149
KZT 499.179423
LAK 21959.786938
LBP 89526.368828
LKR 290.973655
LRD 180.450118
LSL 18.040693
LTL 2.95274
LVL 0.60489
LYD 4.882192
MAD 10.057392
MDL 18.23504
MGA 4666.25078
MKD 59.052738
MMK 3247.960992
MNT 3397.999946
MOP 8.015644
MRU 39.77926
MUR 46.8503
MVR 15.460191
MWK 1733.576467
MXN 20.361006
MYR 4.467973
MZN 63.9101
NAD 18.040693
NGN 1696.695737
NIO 36.786794
NOK 11.00941
NPR 135.016076
NZD 1.705801
OMR 0.384846
PAB 0.99976
PEN 3.790969
PGK 4.025145
PHP 58.939017
PKR 277.626662
PLN 4.139449
PYG 7804.59715
QAR 3.646048
RON 4.78029
RSD 112.294256
RUB 103.747172
RWF 1364.748788
SAR 3.754429
SBD 8.383555
SCR 13.699007
SDG 601.497256
SEK 10.97345
SGD 1.343205
SHP 0.789317
SLE 22.729774
SLL 20969.504736
SOS 571.332598
SRD 35.493964
STD 20697.981008
SVC 8.748021
SYP 2512.529858
SZL 18.034455
THB 34.443007
TJS 10.647152
TMT 3.5
TND 3.17616
TOP 2.342102
TRY 34.531755
TTD 6.790153
TWD 32.583499
TZS 2659.340659
UAH 41.35995
UGX 3694.035222
UYU 42.516436
UZS 12825.951341
VES 46.55914
VND 25419
VUV 118.722009
WST 2.791591
XAF 629.547483
XAG 0.031868
XAU 0.000368
XCD 2.70255
XDR 0.760497
XOF 629.547483
XPF 114.458467
YER 249.924973
ZAR 18.01705
ZMK 9001.187483
ZMW 27.617448
ZWL 321.999592
  • SCS

    0.2300

    13.27

    +1.73%

  • CMSD

    0.0150

    24.46

    +0.06%

  • AZN

    1.3700

    65.63

    +2.09%

  • BCC

    3.4200

    143.78

    +2.38%

  • BTI

    0.4000

    37.38

    +1.07%

  • JRI

    -0.0200

    13.21

    -0.15%

  • GSK

    0.2600

    33.96

    +0.77%

  • NGG

    1.0296

    63.11

    +1.63%

  • CMSC

    0.0320

    24.672

    +0.13%

  • RIO

    -0.2200

    62.35

    -0.35%

  • BCE

    0.0900

    26.77

    +0.34%

  • RBGPF

    59.2400

    59.24

    +100%

  • RELX

    0.9900

    46.75

    +2.12%

  • RYCEF

    -0.0100

    6.79

    -0.15%

  • BP

    0.2000

    29.72

    +0.67%

  • VOD

    0.1323

    8.73

    +1.52%

Family background perfect prep for All Blacks challenge, says Doris
Family background perfect prep for All Blacks challenge, says Doris / Photo: © AFP

Family background perfect prep for All Blacks challenge, says Doris

Caelan Doris says his interest in psychology and his parents being psychotherapists were helping him as he prepares to captain Ireland in a blockbuster Test against New Zealand on Friday.

Text size:

The 26-year-old No 8 has been one of Ireland's oustanding players since Andy Farrell first capped him in 2020 and has been rewarded with the captaincy for the November Tests.

Doris says being named captain makes him "hugely proud" for his family and everyone who's played a role in his "rugby journey".

His family also helped in his approach to the game pitching the world ranked number one side against the team that dashed his and Farrell's dreams of World Cup glory last year.

"There's definitely a crossover there. Probably not directly from my psychology degree but probably more so from my parents and my interest in psychology in general," said Doris at his eve-of-match press conference.

"How exactly, I'm not sure.

"Probably in many different ways. And I think understanding myself, self-awareness, that I've come from that, probably make me a better player I would say."

Doris, who will have help if he needs it in terms of advice as his predecessor Peter O'Mahony is on the bench, says he believes it is through his "actions" he can lead the team.

On that note he will be looking to produce a vastly improved performance than he did in the 28-24 World Cup defeat by the All Blacks in Paris.

Indeed his knock on from an All Black clearance in the dying stages of the thriller symbolised his and Ireland's performing below their best -- he had been one of their rocks up until then.

Like Farrell he is not viewing Friday's game as revenge, but he fervently hopes he can extend Ireland's proud unbeaten home record to 20 matches.

"I haven't thought about it too much personally," he replied on avenging the World Cup defeat.

"I've obviously reflected on that game and I know it wasn't near one of my best performances or where I can get to."

- 'Testing yourself' -

Doris said he had chalked that below-par performance down to experience and drawn on it to improve.

"It's all part of the journey and the evolution of a player and of a person," he said.

"I'm sure that game, some of the lessons from it will lead to further development and growth for me.

"I'm looking forward to putting that into action."

How Doris and his fellow backrow teammates Josh van der Flier and Tadhg Beirne fare against their opposite trio could prove crucial as to the outcome.

They came off second best in the quarter-final which was one of the major reasons for their failure to progress.

Doris purred about the prospective battle and how it is exactly the type of contest one plays rugby for.

"Obviously (Sam) Kane was world-class against us in the quarter-final," said Doris. "{Ardie) Savea as well, (Wallace) Sititi in particular is obviously a young player.

"He's been class in the Championship and last week again against England.

"I think you love testing yourself against other world-class oppositions and against very good back-rows as well.

"It'll be a good challenge."

W.Knight--TFWP