'Caelan is one of the best players in the world and hopefully I can play against him at the World Cup.'
Spain qualified for the World Cup last weekend. Spain qualified for the World Cup last weekend. OVER THE PAST week, Alejandro Alonso’s phone has barely stopped pinging with messages of congratulations. Several of them have come from Ireland.
“I support Ireland, they’re my second team in rugby. Caelan is one of the best players in the world and hopefully I can play against him.” Spain actually started their World Cup qualification campaign with three consecutive defeats in last year’s Rugby Europe Championship – the combined 2021 and 2022 tables decided qualification – but have since won six in a row. Alonso hopes this is only the start of something long-lasting.
Alonso even got to play against Liam Turner, who is younger but had been his team-mate in 2016 when they were both vying for a place in midfield. Doris was the captain of that Blackrock side. He went home and convinced his parents to send him to Ireland for the last two years of school, then delighted in every minute of it.
Alonso’s younger brother, 22-year-old Martín, is also an excellent rugby player who spent some time in Ireland. The Spanish wing is now on the books with Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle in France.
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