WATCH: Old Crescent hooker ‘outdoes Tadhg Furlong’ in sensational AIL play
16 Oct 2018
Old Crescent's Cathal O'Reilly, centre, speaks to his team mates
MOVE over Tadhg Furlong!
A Limerick front row forward has outdone Leinster, Ireland and Lions prop Furlong with his own piece of individual brilliance in an All-Ireland League Division 2A fixture on Saturday last.
Leinster prop Furlong had rightly won rave reviews for his contribution to one of his side’s eight tries in their 52-3 demolition of Wasps in the Heineken Champions Cup at the RDS on Friday night last.
Furlong took the ball at outside centre following a Sexton wrap-around. He then throws a dummy, puts on some footwork and then offloads to James Lowe who streaks into space before finding Jack McGrath who skates over for the five-pointer.
Not-to-be-outdone less than 24 hours later, Old Crescent hooker Cathal O’Reilly was producing his own piece of magical front-rower play in the Rosbrien side’s AIL Division 2A clash with Dolphin at Musgrave Park.
#AIL
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) October 13, 2018
Check this out for a Division 2A #AILTry at Irish Independent Park!
Prop @CathalOReilly89 with the break, dummy and kick through for Val McDermott to finish.
It’s @DolphinRFC 10-07 @OldCrescentRFC1 at HT. pic.twitter.com/XmJTiFzOyG
O’Reilly gathers possession on the half way line, throws a dummy, before carrying the ball inside the Dolphin and finally sending a delightfully-placed grubber kick through for the in-form Val McDermott to finish.
However, not even O’Reilly’s magnificent contribution could prevent Old Crescent from suffering a 26-21 defeat to their Munster rivals.
James Lowe on Tadhg Furlong:
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) October 13, 2018
"Tadhg's bloody show-and-go then the one-handed pass; that's special.
"I don't think there's many front rowers who could do that in the world. He's a special human on and off the field." pic.twitter.com/Sqc4C39I3S
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