The making of a Twitter legend: top 20 #seanobrienfacts

A certain player was venerated ad nauseam following Ireland’s consummate progress into the World Cup quarter finals. Here are the best of the tweets dedicated to that player.

By Paul Fennessy Tuesday 4 Oct 2011, 4:37 PM

Oct 4th 2011, 4:37 PM 10,109 Views 11 Comments

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FOLLOWING A SERIES of scarily good performances from a certain Irish player in the Rugby World Cup group stages, a new phenomenon has swept the nation, or more specifically, Twitter – #seanobrienfacts.

The all-round epic-ness of the player in question was highlighted by what seemed like thousands of tweets.

So we’ve saved you hours of scrolling down a page by gathering the best 20 for your viewing pleasure below.

Disclaimer: At the time the article was posted, TheScore.ie’s vast team of researchers could neither confirm nor deny whether some of these so-called ‘facts’ were indeed true.

The making of a Twitter legend: top 20 #seanobrienfacts

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Aidan Barry
Aidan O'Hara
Alan Doyle
Colm Tobin
Cornelius Toomsbury
Dave Cashman
Frank Hannigan
Iam Bootsy
Jen Ronan
Kevin O'Malley
Liam Ryan
Marcus
Neil O'Leary
Paul Armstrong
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Simon O'Shea
Stephen Ferris
Tom Keith
Tom Swanick
Steve Manning

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The making of a Twitter legend: top 20 #seanobrienfacts

A certain player was venerated ad nauseam following Ireland’s consummate progress into the World Cup quarter finals. Here are the best of the tweets dedicated to that player.

Aidan Barry

Aidan O'Hara

Alan Doyle

Colm Tobin

Cornelius Toomsbury

Dave Cashman

Frank Hannigan

Iam Bootsy

Jen Ronan

Kevin O'Malley

Liam Ryan

Marcus

Neil O'Leary

Paul Armstrong

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Simon O'Shea

Stephen Ferris

Tom Keith

Tom Swanick

Steve Manning

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