Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan in 'perfect' condition for rest of World Cup

First-choice Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan is raring to go for the remainder of the Rugby World Cup after declaring his body is in "perfect" condition.

Question marks initially surrounded Sheehan's participation in the tournament after he limped off with a foot issue during his country’s warm-up win over England on 19 August.

The 25-year-old sat out bonus-point wins over Romania and Tonga before making his World Cup debut as a second-half replacement during Saturday evening’s memorable Pool B triumph over South Africa in Paris.

Fit-again Sheehan is targeting further action when Ireland return to Stade de France on 7 October seeking to secure progression to the knockout stages in a "massive" clash with Scotland.

"For a first experience of a World Cup game, it doesn’t get much better, I don’t think, especially in a crowd like that," he said, after his side were backed by tens of thousands of Irish fans against the Springboks.

"It’s definitely the best atmosphere I’ve played in. We fed off that a good bit.

"My body’s perfect now. I had a few weeks there where the medical staff did a great job to get me back in this time but I’ve no complaints at all now so I’ll be looking to get back into the squad."

Victory over South Africa put Ireland in control of Pool B and propelled them to the cusp of the quarter-finals.

Yet Andy Farrell’s men, who are due to reconvene on Wednesday following a few days off, still have work to do to prevent a pool-stage exit.

Asked how much pressure beating the reigning champions takes off the Scotland match, Sheehan replied: "None. The job’s not done.

"We have a bit of luxury now that we have two weeks to lead up into the Scotland game but we can’t afford to take the foot off the gas at all.

"The Scotland game is