“I keep setting goals for myself and every time I reach one, I just set another one”

In the third of our interviews with past Irish Examiner/TV3 National Junior Sports Stars, Declan Colley talks to Munster and Ireland flanker Denis Leamy about the extraordinary progress he has made since turning pro.

STILL only 23 years of age, Denis Leamy has come a long way in a short period of time. Already an established element of the Munster side, this season he has broken into the Irish set up, making his international debut against the USA in October and his first Six Nations appearance against Italy earlier this month.

Although Leamy injured a hamstring against Glasgow in the Celtic League on Sunday, he could still be part of the Irish team running out against England in five days time. That alone underlines how fast his progress has been.