Bircham sorry for Kavanagh tackle
Bircham, whose colourful haircut and no-holds-barred tackling livened up proceedings on Tuesday night, sent a message to Kavanagh immediately after the game. “I tried to speak to Kav straight after the game, but I couldn’t get him,” said the Canadian hardman. “But I did send a message to him, just to say sorry and I didn’t mean anything by the tackle.
“We were both going in for the ball, it was there to be won,” said Bircham, who remembered Kavanagh from many midfield battles they had in the Nationwide second division. “Yeah, myself and Kav had some right old battles against each other in the second division. I know what type of player he is, and how good he is. I just feel disappointed for him that after waiting so long to get back in the Irish team, he had to come off so early. I hope his injury isn’t too bad.”