Nora Stapleton on the hardest thing in Irish sport: ‘I really struggled with retirement’

“One moment you’re Nora Stapleton the rugby player, the next moment you’re nobody.”
Nora Stapleton on the hardest thing in Irish sport: ‘I really struggled with retirement’

Nora Stapleton: I wasn’t devastated to retire, but I wasn’t ready for it either. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021 - 16:45
Michael Moynihan

Former Ireland rugby star Nora Stapleton has a ready nomination for the hardest thing in Irish sport.

Retirement.

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