Ireland U20 rugby team observe minute’s silence for Greig Oliver

They are also wearing black armbands in memory of St Michael’s College pupils Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall
Ireland U20 rugby team observe minute’s silence for Greig Oliver

The Ireland team wear black armbands and observe a minute's silence in memory of the late Munster Rugby elite performance officer Greig Oliver, father of U20 squad member Jack Oliver, and the recent tragedy on the Greek island of Ios involving two pupils from St Michael's College in Dublin, Max Wall and Andrew O'Donnell, before the U20 Rugby World Cup match between Fiji and Ireland at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Photo: Nic Bothma/Sportsfile

The Ireland U20 rugby team observed a minute’s silence before their final pool match in South Africa on Tuesday following the tragic death of former Munster rugby elite performance officer and Scotland international Greig Oliver, father of their teammate, Jack, in a freak mid-air paraglider collision over Cape Town.

They are also wearing black armbands in memory of St Michael’s College pupils Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall who died in separate incidents while on holiday in Ios over the weekend.

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