Never mind Irish car bombs, Ruan Combrinck says he will catch a cannon ball if it is hurled his way at Ellis Park tomorrow. The Lions' utility back has been included on the bench for tomorrow's second Test against Ireland and will cover wing and fullback - just reward for a stellar Super rugby season.Comfortable kicking with either foot, Combrinck provides an option from the tee and out of the hand, which is handy given Elton Jantjies and Willie le Roux's distinctly left-footed inclinations.Combrinck could see action if JP Pietersen shifts to No13 in place of Lionel Mapoe.Coach Allister Coetzee has intimated as much.Irrespective of where he is pressed into action, Combrinck has the skill and mindset to cope.A former A-standard student at Michaelhouse, Combrinck excelled at sprinting, hurdling and the javelin, when he wasn't tearing up defences with teammate Pat Lambie. Another Bok, Pat Cilliers, attended the same school."It hasn't been easy to get here," he said yesterday.The former Matie was rejected by Western Province before he was welcomed in the Lions' den. Despite finding an outlet for his creative instincts, injuries blighted his progress.But a fit Combrinck has proved irresistible this season."When you've played for three years in a row nonstop you get something called confidence. Confidence takes away a lot of the emotion. You are just so eager to play. You have no fear in you."I had a big shift in mindset from last year but it comes with age and maturity. You are pissed off because you've been working so hard for so many years for something and it doesn't want to happen."Having said that Combrinck, thoughtful and earnest, admitted the timing of his call-up could not have been better."Last year I don't think I would have fitted into the plans because there was a lot of pressure on the guys and me having such a free-spirited mindset. When you come to the Boks, you've got a job to do and that's the only thing you are allowed to do."I don't believe I would have fitted in that nicely. I don't think my mindset was right last year. I have grown so much as a person since last year. The moment would have been too big for me last year."..