Was chatting about Tony to a friend just yesterday. He related a classical story O’Reilly told about himself. In later years, well removed from the glory days, Tony was at some club game when an old boy accosted him. ‘Didn’t you used to be Tony O’Reilly’, he asked. Nice chuckle.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/20/tony-oreilly-the-lions-cub-who-earned-place-in-irish-sporting-folklore
Tony O’Reilly: the Lions cub who earned place in Irish sporting folklore
Before entering business, O’Reilly played rugby for Ireland and the Lions and could have been ‘one of the world’s greats’