This isn’t the end for Gordon D’Arcy

It’s no secret that my Ireland career didn’t end the way I would have liked, and if this week is the end for Gordon D’Arcy, it’s certainly not how he would have wanted to finish up either.

Brian O’Driscoll had an incredible finish to his Ireland career with a Six Nations and although he had to go off injured in the Pro12 final, he still ended his time with Leinster with a trophy in his hands. But he is the exception, not the rule.

If Paul O’Connell ends his career after the World Cup, he might have a fairytale ending too, but for 99% of us, that’s not the case.