Sky’s the limit

Colm O’Connor has an access-all-areas pass as Sky Sports’ outstanding rugby coverage bade farewell to the old Thomond Park.

FOR an organisation acclaimed for its production of the biggest and most extravagant rugby broadcasts in the world, it is more than a little ironic that the match day nerve centre of Sky Sports is found in a tiny room on the back of articulated truck.

This claustrophobic space is Martin Turner’s playground. Turner is Executive Producer of Sky Sports Rugby Union, top of the food chain in these parts and like a great white shark, is constantly on the move leaving no one in any doubt about who rules this little fiefdom.