The former Ireland backrower has been a huge addition for The Fighting Cocks.
FORMER IRELAND RUGBY star Seán O’Brien has been making a notable impact for his local GAA side The Fighting Cocks in Carlow this year.
“He gave us a bit of a lift and obviously the crowd reacted,” The Fighting Cocks PRO Paul Hickey tells The42 about O’Brien’s impact on the team. The pair are also neighbours.Advertisement “The biggest problem was that we couldn’t get enough ball into him for him to do damage. He’s a great target man and when he’s on the field, if we can get ball into him, he’s obviously very physical. If you can win the ball clean, he’ll break it and others can work off him.
— Carlow GAA August 31, 2023 The O’Brien family has a long association with The Fighting Cocks club in the area of Rathoe, including some of Seán’s siblings. Hickey explains that the former Ireland backrower continued to occasionally line out for the club throughout his rugby career, and has always valued his GAA connections.
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