Hickie may have slipped behind Andrew Trimble in the pecking order, but he remains a deadly finisher and a key part of Ireland's squad. Started against Australia in the autumn after Trimble had been ruled out with a hamstring injury, scoring a well-taken try to underline his status as a proven Test winger. Hickie enters the 2007 RBS 6 Nations only one behind captain Brian O'Driscoll in the race to become Ireland's leading try-scorer. Sustained a ruptured Achilles tendon in the 2003 World Cup, but made a full recovery from the career-threatening injury.