Now every day’s a school day for new Christians coach Tomás O'Leary

“My experience of the last 20 years has informed my teaching and it’s all informed my coaching now,” he says.

Tomas O'Leary, former Ireland and Munster player, head of junior rugby and teacher at Christians Brothers College, Cork.

As Tomas O’Leary walks the corridors of his alma mater on Sidney Hill, memories of triumphs past are never far away.

The team photographs that line the walls here are a daily reminder it was here at Christian Brothers College Cork that O’Leary was introduced to rugby and the now 40-year-old will be forever grateful for the gift that gave him so much more than a trophy-laden professional career in the sport.