Rules veteran Coulter glad to answer Ireland’s call

TWO years ago a nasty shoulder from Australian vice captain Adam Selwood left Benny Coulter with a broken nose and a diminished appetite for the International Rules Series.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2008 - 01:00

So what changed? National pride kicked in explained the Down man.

“When I got the phone call from Anthony (Tohill) to come out for training I went for it.

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