Irish journo's night out at MSP
Irish rugby writer Brendan Fanning enjoyed his night out as a guest speaker at the club's RWC dinner on 7 October. As well as being a journalist, Brendan has also played and coached at the Dublin rugby club Clontarf, where ex-MSP players Damian O'Brien and Matt Smith had spent some time.
The dinner was the night before the Wales v Ireland clash, and he later wrote on his blog:
'The night before the game I was invited to the annual dinner of the Marist St Pat’s club here in Wellington. Normally club dinners wouldn’t be your first choice of night out, but there is a strong connection between Clontarf and MSP and I was delighted to go. It was a great night, with a stack of good people who knew their rugby. And it was an honour to meet Brendan Reidy, who played in two World Cups for Samoa, and looks like he could still do a lot of damage if so inclined.
Brendan reckoned Ireland would be up to the task the next day for he saw in them signs of a team that was on a roll, and knew it. In this week’s Sunday Indo I’ve gone into why that role came to a halt.'
The Indo is the Independent, the paper he writes for, and his blog can be found out Brendan Fanning on Rugby.
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