Byrnes look a talented Leinster double act

Meet Bryan Byrne. Or is it Ed? Truth is, it’s hard to tell with the Carlow twins, who are both making inroads in Leinster’s front-row. More than one referee has found it hard to separate them, so the likelihood is that opponents have, too.

“Yeah, we actually (got mistaken) this year,” Brian said this week. “I think Ed was captain for the ‘A’ game and the ref kept looking at me. It took a bit of time to realise that we were twins.”

The Byrnes have been making life hell for officials, ever since they started lining out together with Carlow RFC’s U8s.