O’Sullivan puts study aside as he prepares for Twickenham varsity clash

A 22-year-old Corkman will this afternoon be part of one of English rugby’s most greatest rivalries when Oxford and Cambridge clash at Twickenham in the famed Varsity Match (2pm kick-off).

Charlie O’Sullivan from Caherlag, a postgraduate student at Cambridge University, is named on the bench for a fixture, which will bring 30,000 to London and will be televised live by Sky Sports. Unsurprisingly, O’Sullivan is struggling to grasp the enormity of the occasion.

“My Dad, brother, cousins, uncles and aunts are all coming over — the whole crew, so it should be an amazing experience and a great atmosphere. It’s going to be incredibly loud and a lot of the players won’t ever have played in front of that kind of a crowd before — myself included. It’ll be a bit of a childhood dream running out in Twickenham,” he added.