The Irishman in Super Rugby: “I wouldn’t be where I am now without the AIL”

Cormac Daly played anything and everything, representing the GAA club from underage to senior in hurling and football.

SUPER RUGBY: Cormac Daly gets a pass away in the round one Super Rugby Pacific match between Queensland Reds and NSW Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Cormac Daly believes in himself. That wasn’t always the case. His time with Connacht and Leinster was riddled with self-doubt. He would be named to start in the team and neglect to tell friends or family in case coaches changed their mind. On one occasion they actually did.

“This is professional sport. You have to get on with things, whether you want to or not,” the Kildare native says, speaking from Queensland, Australia. On Friday he will start for the first time as they host the Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium.