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Rob Heffernan walks away with head held high

In the end, after one of the most decorated careers in Irish sport, it wasn’t any one thing that sent Rob Heffernan on the long road to retirement.

Rob Heffernan walks away with head held high

Fri, 27 Jul, 2018 - 04:55

By Cathal Dennehy

In the end, after one of the most decorated careers in Irish sport, it wasn’t any one thing that sent Rob Heffernan on the long road to retirement.

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