‘Every scrum, granny is throwing holy water at the TV in case I get hurt’
CIVIC RECEPTION IN THE PIPELINE FOR RUGBY HERO TADHG FURLONG
NEW ROSS Municipal District is to host a civic reception for rugby hero Tadhg Furlong.
District manager Sinead Casey confirmed that the council is currently trying to sort out a suitable date for the reception adding that the Leinster and Irish prop is currently busy working with Leinster.
Maurice Quirke of New Ross Rugby Club said the club is currently trying to finalise a date for its own celebration in the clubhouse to honour Tadhg.
The Campile man endeared himself to the nation on Friday night after his appearance on the Late Late Show.
After his Man Of The Match exploits in Twickenham on St Patrick’s Day, the 25-year-old was a guest on The Late Late Show and while he had the Triple Crown trophy with him, his Six Nations medal was nowhere to be seen.
He told Ryan Tubridy that the memento was still in his granny’s house in his native Wexford.
‘I got back to Wexford on Wednesday evening. Went over to Granny. I just gave her the two medals and told her to hold on to them so she could show some of her friends,’ he told Ryan Tubridy.
‘I called over to pick them up, and two cups of tea later I forgot them on her kitchen table.
‘She actually is a fanatical rugby fan, she’s after getting into it. She always has the Lourdes candle lighting beside the telly. Every scrum, she’s throwing holy water at the telly in case I get hurt.
‘That’s granny in Wexford. Granny in Cork was recently in hospital and she had the nurse wheeling her around two floors trying to find a television to watch a rugby match.
‘Two fanatical grannies. Great tea-makers and they always have nice sweets and biscuits to chomp on’, said Tadhg laughing.