JJ Hanrahan: 'I was completely out of the squad. That was rock bottom for me'

Munster’s JJ Hanrahan hit “rock bottom” when he was axed for last season’s European Cup quarter-final after playing “the worst game of rugby of my life”.
JJ Hanrahan: 'I was completely out of the squad. That was rock bottom for me'
Tue, 21 Apr, 2020 - 14:20
Larry Ryan

JJ Hanrahan leaves the pitch after being replaced by Tyler Bleyendaal against Zebre at Thomond Park in March 2019. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile
JJ Hanrahan leaves the pitch after being replaced by Tyler Bleyendaal against Zebre at Thomond Park in March 2019. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Munster’s JJ Hanrahan hit “rock bottom” when he was axed for last season’s European Cup quarter-final after playing “the worst game of rugby of my life”.

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