AHEAD of his latest challenge with Miami Sharks, Shane O’Leary has spoken about his fondness of Young Munster, with whom he made his All-Ireland League debut back in 2011 and returned to for a stint in more recent times, including Saturday’s Bateman Cup Final with Terenure College.
Of his return last Summer to Tom Clifford Park, O’Leary told IrishRugby.ie: “I was really excited to go back there, I knew a lot of people there already. It’s a real family club and I’ve always felt really at home any time I’ve played there. There are some familiar faces there, mixed with new ones, but the family ethos stays the same.”
He added: “I feel most comfortable there, it’s where I’ve played most of my career. It took us a while to get going. I missed some of pre-season, some new lads came in, and the Academy lads are in and out, but now we’ve started to click.
“We’ve won four on the bounce (in the league), we’re going really well.
For the most part, the Canadian International has filled-in at out-half for the injured Tony Butler.
In the Bateman Cup Final Young Munster lost 22-15 to Terenure College at Lakelands.
