My passion for Irish Rugby

The oldest thing I have brought along from my collection is this schools club match photo from the Irish Times. It was taken in 1960. This was my first major match; I was under 14 and it was an U15 match. I played in the back row with my school, Gonzaga, against our rivals, Mountjoy. Two of my team mates pictured here went on to have successful rugby careers; Barry Bresland went on to play for the…