Try-hero Heaslip glad to hit bookies

WITH money riding on the outcome, Jamie Heaslip had but one option when a scoring opportunity presented itself at Croke Park on Saturday.

Heaslip could have done the selfless thing and sent supporting hooker Jerry Flannery in for the glory of scoring the opening try.

However, Heaslip was having none of it and opted instead to ensure his mates received a decent pay out from a well-known bookmaker, who laid the number eight to score the opening try of the match and explained: “I’m kind of greedy, I like scoring myself. I think there was good odds on me to score the first try and some of my mates had a punt on me, so why not.”