'It was an incredibly proud moment for myself and my family being able to lead the team out against Munster.'
JUST A FEW before Christmas, James Tracy stood up in front of the rest of the Leinster squad and told them he had to retire from rugby.
Porter admits to still feeling a bit emotional now as he praises Tracy as a player and person, underlining that he knows “the most organised man you’ll ever meet” will continue to have success in the future. With some fortune, Porter himself still has plenty of road ahead of him in the game. He will turn 27 later this month but has already amassed a huge amount of experience for province and country.
“It has flown by really,” says Porter. “It was an incredibly proud moment for myself and my family being able to lead the team out against Munster.“I’m not used to it, so I turned around thinking the lads would all be behind me and I was just thinking, ‘Jeez, where the hell is everybody’ and nearly going out on the wrong side of the pitch.”
“It’s incredible the amount of support they’ve given me over my whole life really. It’s strange for me because it’s just me doing my job, but for them I can see how happy it makes them. It makes you want to keep going and striving for bigger and better things to make memories not just for myself but also for them.
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