Shannon Houston comes full circle in return ‘home’ for World Cup

There’s been a few great twists in Shannon Houston’s life so far but even she can’t believe the one that’s brought her back to Ireland for the 2017 Rugby World Cup.

She won 32 caps as a flying centre in her 10-year Irish career after making her debut at the 2006 World Cup, which, by happy coincidence, took place in her native Canada.

Her last Irish 15s game was on the bench the day that marvellous Grand Slam was clinched in 2013, and she went on to play international Sevens for Ireland for a further three years, including one season as captain.