Double jobbing O’Connor hopes to end season on a high

Less than 24 hours after a heavy Six Nations defeat to England, the Irish number eight was back in front of her sixth class pupils

Ireland’s Hannah O’Connor with fans after victory over Italy in Musgrave Park

MUINTEOIR Hannah O’Connor was back at the top of her class in Scoil Mhuire, an all-girls primary, in Lucan on Monday morning, hiding the scars of battle as usual.

After spending the previous afternoon toiling tirelessly in the Irish pump-room against England the bruises and lactic acid must have been screaming.