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Fri 03 Mar 2010Healy in seventh heaven and moving to a faster beat

GERRY THORNLEYtalks to Cian Healy about his meteoric rise with Leinster and Ireland

CIAN HEALY is living the dream. Last season was his breakthrough for Leinster and here he is, in his rookie international year, about to win his seventh cap. He’d always imagined being a rugby player, but it’s been better than he could even have dreamed.