Perspiration makes perfect for O’Leary

HUNGER for success motivates most sportspeople and separates the good from the great.

A lot of rugby players come up through the schools and under-age systems as the stand-out talent, the best of their generation — but ultimately they fail to live up to the billing. They’re the ones discussed in wistful terms in the late hours in dusty pubs.

“He could have been the best but he just didn’t have the dedication.”