The laidback Australian-born winger has come a long way in just a year in a green jersey
His mum, Diana O’Shea, who hails from Cork, and his dad, Craig, from Sydney, recently completed an eight-week holiday in Europe but having returned to Canberra they won’t be at any of the Six Nations games.
It’s hard to credit that the 24-year-old Connacht wing only breezed into the Irish team this week a year ago when making his debut in the corresponding meeting with Wales. “Probably not really, to be honest. Yeah, Test rugby stuff’s easy, isn’t it! No, just joking. I’ve just been very fortunate to be part of such an unreal team, playing with Johnny, at 37 being nominated for Player of the Year again.
“I’m not going to lie, it was a little shock to the system. I’d never really played in front of anything like that before. They were just bouncing around the whole time, screaming at the top of their lungs. You don’t know what they’re saying. I think it will be a lot like Cardiff as well, even though they speak English!
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