Cup hurt is driving Donncha
Web-chat pages, radio phone-in shows and message boards saw much traffic in response to the Cork man’s emotional but sincere post-match interview following the France match a fortnight ago. His teary-eyed responses had viewers reaching for the Kleenex as the second row expressed how his team-mates were trying to exorcise those World Cup ghosts during this Six Nations campaign.
“We’re just trying to prove to everyone at home we’re just a bunch of honest, hard-working guys trying to do our best,” said O’Callaghan after France edged Ireland 26-21.