He has become the kind of international winger he’s long looked capable of being and is now part of the Irish team. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho“I never got a schools cup medal, so that’s the one thing my dad holds over me. “In that team, I think our whole backline played either Irish schools or Irish under-18s or under-19s. He was an Irish schools hurdler as well. And then it was into Leinster Schools and rugby took over.”Tommy O’Brien during Ireland's Autumn Nations Series Test against Australia last November.

Source: The Irish Times February 01, 2026 16:32 UTC