The blood runs red but blue is the hue for Reddan

EOIN REDDAN couldn’t have dared dream of days like tomorrow when he was growing up.

For a start, rugby was only just turning professional when he first took an interest in the game and, even if there was such a thing as a Magners League Grand Final back then, the kid at Old Crescent would not have pictured himself wearing a blue jersey.

As a Limerick boy, red was the colour of choice for aspiring young rugby players. But Reddan was forced to set new goals midway through his second season with his native province, when he was informed there would be no new contract on the table.