I was doing a journalism course in college about 20 years ago when much the same thing happened – Cavan decided to re-enter the National Hurling League after a few years’ absence.
I thought it might make a good story, got a phone number for their manager, and rang him for an interview. I finished up by asking him ‘realistically, what are your hopes for the campaign?’.
I thought he might say something like ‘hopefully we’ll pick up a win or two here or there’, but instead, he said something I’ve never forgotten.
‘Realistically,’ he said, ‘I’ll be happy if we get 15 players for every match!’
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– Enda S sums up the feelings of every rugby supporter in Munster this week.
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