O’Brien named ERC player of the year

Leinster’s back row lynchpin Sean O'Brien has been named as the ERC European Player of the Year for 2011.

Wed, 25 May, 2011 - 08:27

Leinster’s back row lynchpin Sean O'Brien has been named as the ERC European Player of the Year for 2011.

The Carlow native started every one of Leinster’s nine Heineken Cup games this season on their route to victory in the European competition for the second time in three years.

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