Browne is the powerhouse in Connacht engine-room

WHEN people talk of the future of Irish rugby, particularly the second-row department, the names of Paul O’Connell and Donncha O’Callaghan inevitably spring to mind.

But there is another talent worth discussing. One who is even younger, even bigger but filled with the same burning ambition.

Meet 23-year-old 6’6” 19st 11lbs Damien Browne, one of the prime movers in Connacht’s recent spectacular ascent to rugby’s upper echelon’s.

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