Versatile Conor O’Brien eyes U20 final payoff

Former Westmeath minor footballer Conor O’Brien might this week be preparing for a Leinster SFC semi-final showdown with Kildare in Croke Park, but instead it’s the World Rugby U20 Championship final.

O’Brien has been one of the stars of the Irish team which has reached the final for the first time and Westmeath supporters will be hoping a great weekend kicks off on Saturday evening with victory over England at the AJ Bell Stadium in Greater Manchester.

The Mullingar native is enjoying a superb season, having helped Clontarf win the All-Ireland League, but he may have cut it as an inter-county footballer or hurler as well, having combined the three sports when he was younger.