Proud O’Leary reveals TV drama

FOR Tomás O’Leary, the wait for the squad announcement was filled with as much suspense as it was for everyone else. With no prior notification forthcoming, the Munster scrum-half was in the dark until yesterday’s lunchtime announcement that he had bagged one of the coveted spots on the 37-man panel.

“I found out watching Sky Sports live at half one. I was inside in the gym watching it and there was a crowd around. A few of the Munster forwards were there as it was just before their session, while I was in getting physio. It was fairly nerve-wracking and exciting at the same time.

“There were a few cheers when I got called out. Then when I got out of the gym, I’d a few missed calls. I talked to my family and my girlfriend about it, which was great. They heard it as well on the news at the same time as me.”