Fan faces gruelling charity ‘Rugby Tour de France’

AS IRISH eyes turn to France for the Rugby World Cup, one Irish rugby fan will be taking on his very own Tour de France in the hope of raising thousands of euro for charity.

Darragh McElligot of Clontarf Rugby Club is taking on a gruelling three-week solo cycle dubbed a “Rugby Tour de France” which will see him visiting seven of the nine French cities which are hosting matches in the Rugby World Cup.

The 32-year-old solicitor from Naas, Co Kildare, is today almost halfway through his 1,500km journey in aid of the international medical aid agency, Médecins Sans Frontières.