‘It still kills you inside a little bit when you're not in the team' – Nick Timoney triumphs over great adversity
Back-row has endured a rough ride in pursuit of Ireland jersey
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Getting hammered by Galway Corinthians in a Division 2A AIL match is one of those things Nick Timoney will never forget.
It was late in the 2017 season, in the second of his two-year academy contract with Ulster and the back-row was slogging away with Queen's University as he hadn't got near a senior appearance for the province.
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