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20th May 2016
01:24pm BST
No one player has shot us to the edge of our seats this season like Ringrose.
The 21-year-old was a relative known unknown coming into 2015/16. Opponents knew the name – due to his training with Ireland's senior squad – but had caught precious little footage of him.
Anyone who watched his performances for Ireland U20s last year would have been aware of a precocious talent and one with an ability to make plays, and big calls, on the fly.
Prepare as they might, teams had little answer for Ringrose as he punched through lines, evaded last-ditch swipes and offloaded teammates into space.
His February try against Zebre showed just how quickly he has become central to most of Leinster's best backline moves [go to 1:30].
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt opted to leave him in the Guinness PRO12 to build up experience. Ringrose did just that - linking up fantastically with Ben Te'o - while adding some timber to his frame.
Showed, in games against Ospreys and Munster, that he will not shirk his defensive duties but he does his best work with ball in hand, spying gaps and plotting points.
Gutted to miss out on the World Cup, the winger looked upon his summer training with the Irish squad as a positive.
He returned to his province the fittest he has ever been and tore into the season. Within two months of the Guinness PRO12 commencing he had bagged braces against Treviso and Munster.
Gilroy is a try-scorer but he is not entirely selfish. He has two assists to his name this season and has been involved in sweeping moves that led to tries for Stuart McCloskey, Nick Williams and Andrew Trimble.
His defence has really picked up this season - with an upped tackle count, improved tackle success rate and contribution of turnovers.
When Ulster needed four wins on the bounce, Gilroy played a pivotal role in three of those matches. Scored fine tries against Connacht and Zebre and won the Guinness PRO12 Try of the Season with this beauty against Scarlets.
The Aucklander has been part of a Connacht front row that has minced many a pack in Galway and caused bother whilst on the road. His lineout throwing has, for the most part, been on the money.
Played one game as a substitute this season and, in three minutes on the pitch, scored his one and only try of the season.
Seen as the standard-bearer for Connacht's pack, teammate Jake Heenan sums up his influence in one word – "Dedicated".
Will be 32 by the time he is qualified to play for Ireland but could well be a steady back-up to Rory Best, and one that knows the basics of being a hooker. Always handy.
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