Reds’ top Cat happy with choice

ACCOMPLISHED Kilkenny hurlers don’t often turn away from the black and amber, but Ian Dowling found fame elsewhere.

The Munster winger and Irish squad member may once have been torn between the two great sporting loves of his life, hurling and rugby, but that’s no longer a dilemma.

He did participate in O’Loughlin Gaels successful Kilkenny senior hurling championship run in 2001, but he has achieved much more in rugby.