Fuel

From a rural farm to the highest levels of the game, the Irish rugby legend tells his story

'He's one of the best players I've ever played with. As a forward, I'd say he's the best' Johnny Sexton Sean O'Brien does not come from a traditional rugby background. He grew up on a farm in Tullow, far from the rugby hotbeds of Limerick and Cork or the fee-paying schools of Dublin. But as he made his way up through the ranks, it soon became clear that he was a very special player and a very special ...