Sporting heroes line out for Berkeley balcony collapse victim

Irish rugby stars past and present will line out this Saturday in support of Berkeley balcony collapse victim Aoife Beary.

A team of former Ireland rugby internationals will take to the pitch in the Aoife Beary Fun-Raiser Tag Tournament, and Ireland and Leinster back row Sean O’Brien will be in attendance to give out prizes to the winning teams.

Leading the the team is Donal Canniffe, the man who famously captained the Munster team which beat the All Blacks in Thomond Park in 1978. He will be joined by Fiona Coghlan, who captained Ireland to the Ireland to the first Women’s Six Nations win in 2013 and made history when they beat New Zealand in the World Cup last year.