Josh Murphy and Leinster aiming to be best in class

Eight years doing medicine in UCD finally came to an end last week for Murphy with the last of his exams

Josh Murphy: Didn’t travel to La Rochelle for Heineken Cup semi-final defeat. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Athletes the world over know what it is now to train without an end goal. Covid and lockdowns took away the certainties of games, meets and races and replaced them with endless days in sheds, living rooms and back gardens.

Some are still grappling with fluid or yet-to-be-formed finishing lines.