David Foley enjoyed a dream debut for Ireland as he was named man of the match in a 49-7 victory over Georgia in Dublin, but the Munster lock believes the challenges are only just beginning.
After a scrappy first half which saw Ireland take a slim 9-0 lead into at the break, Felix Jones claimed a brace and Dave Kilcoyne, Richardt Strauss, Simon Zebo and Stuart Olding all crossed, with Giorgi Nemsadze responding for Georgia.
Foley was one of 13 changes to the side that lost to South Africa, and took his chance in style.
“It was absolutely incredible,” he said on Sky Sports 4. “I suppose I’ve been dreaming about this since I was a young kid and you never know if you’ll get the opportunity.
"But I won't be getting carried away with myself and the team won't be getting carried away with themselves. We've got a massive task next week against Australia. "
Ireland had been limited by a number of mistakes in the first half, but were more clinical in the second period and the scores piled up quickly.
“We talked about it at half-time, just trying to up the tempo,” Jones said. “We knew the first score would be crucial, going in at 9-0 if they come out and score first they’re right in it. We knew they were going to be very sticky at the beginning, they really put it up to us for the first 15 minutes but we were happy enough in the second half to turn the wheels a little bit.”
Foley added: "There's massive confidence in the squad. The provinces are going very well and Joe is trying to build for the World Cup and trying to get some depth in the squad. I think by the looks of things today he has a bit of depth there and fellas are hungry to play."
