Andrew Porter

Grand Slam Hero Andrew Porter admitted on the Late Late Show that Ireland's Six Nations triumph was 'bittersweet' without his late mum.

It was great celebrating with our all of our families and friends after the game. 'It's great because people can see the behind the scenes of our training and what we go through on a day to day basis in camp. Dan Sheehan was the man of the match in the post-match as well as the match itself. I brought them to the gym with me for three hours just because I had nothing else to give them. Especially on the pitch with our families being out after the game. I was walking around Blackrock and the amount of volunteers out fundraising was incredible to see. We're a really close group and it's great to get to chance to have that time and celebrate it. People can see us off the pitch as well. That's all down to the donations and generosity from the Irish public,' he said. After losing his mum at the age of 12, Andrew shined a light on the importance of the day. 'It's one of those days, cancer has affected me and my family with losing my mum when I was 12. You're wishing she was there all along.