O’Brien content to shirk the limelight

IT’S not what you’d expect from an international rugby player but for Tullow’s Sean O’Brien, a place away from the limelight at a rural club cup was home.

Fresh from being named Ireland’s player of the championship the bulldozing flanker spent the day after helping Ireland kill off England’s Grand Slam hopes with his club in the Towns Cup.

It was a big match against Leinster League Division 2 high-flyers Longford and as team coach he had to refocus his efforts on the “big one”. Being named third on the championship’s player of the tournament list paled into insignificance.