Rugby falls short to Gaelic football and hurling in skills department

When I was a young fella, the local rugby boys came calling to my house. They had spotted the big body and wanted to get me up training and turn me into the next Mick Galwey, writes Mike Quirke

Around the same time, there had been a big news story about a young rugby player up the country who badly damaged his spine in a scrum and ended up in a wheelchair.

That was enough to put the boss of the house off rugby for ever more.