Begoggled McKinley in unlikely Irish old boys' reunion


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 21 Feb 2019

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Scotland v Italy - Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Britain - February 2, 2019 Italy's Ian McKinley in action with Scotland's Josh Strauss Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

ROME (Reuters) - Ian McKinley was living the dream.

At the age of 20, the flyhalf was on course for a career in the upper echelons of rugby having earned a senior contract with European champions Leinster and broken into Ireland’s Under-20 team alongside players like Conor Murray, Jack McGrath and Peter O’Mahony.

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