Irish rugby stars demonstrate true meaning of guts
Yet that is exactly what a group of scientists at the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre in University College Cork and Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moore-park, have shown — that our elite players do indeed have exceptional guts.
Researchers conducting the study travelled to Carton House Hotel in Maynooth prior to players’ departure for the last Rugby World Cup in 2011. With the blessing of the Irish Rugby Football Union, they were given access to 40 players.
