It is one thing to win an interprovincial derby, but Leinster’s Sean Cronin had another reason to be satisfied with his night’s work at Thomond Park after getting bragging rights over his brother. Both came off the bench for their provinces but it was adopted Leinsterman Sean who earned the right to celebrate following the visitors’ 13-6 victory, watched by the brothers’ parents. “I think my dad had two jerseys on so whichever way it was going he was going to whip that one out,” Sean Cronin, 33, said of the split loyalties in the parental home. “He worked his arse off to get in (at Munster), to get a contract and it was fantastic,” Sean said. I’m going to stay down tonight and stay with the family so I might pop in and see him tomorrow and see how he’s feeling.”

Source: Irish Examiner December 30, 2019 05:26 UTC