To finish off his rugby career in Japan
to go over and do my job,’’ bit.’’ McMahon said. ‘‘It’s important that Go on, give us your best effort. I do that. It also gives me the opporAfter a ‘‘watashi wa Sean san tunity to make sure I have everydesu’’ and ‘‘Dozo yoroshiku’’ the thing set up for Nia and bub when 23-year-old helps translate his they get there and have the rooms latest achievement. set so they’re not coming over and ‘‘That’s pretty much: ‘Nice to it’s a big panic. meet you. I’m Australian, I am
‘‘In hindsight if we both went Sean,’ and then, ‘Please look after over with the bub without setting me, please’.’’ anything up, it could’ve been a bit Japanese rugby is far less of chaos there as well.’’ physically taxing on the body than
McMahon isn’t the first AustSuper Rugby, hence why McMahon ralian to ply his trade in Japan. wants to return a superior player. David Pocock and George Smith ‘‘I’d love to really keep focusing are two big name back-rowers who on and working on my over the ball have gone over while Matt Giteau skills as well, so I can get a bit more is there finishing off his glittering specific to that No7 role,’’ career for Suntory. McMahon said. ‘‘I need to do a lot
The big question though, how is more. I want to really starting to talk about what I’d be doing in that child due in April but the demands weeks away straight after the birth the Japanese going? focus on my link game, which is time.’’ of being a professional rugby of his son to get a new house in ‘‘I have started a little bit, I’ve my passing, with being able to still
For now though, McMahon has player means things won’t be norTokyo sorted and begin training picked up how to introduce be punching onto that ball.’’ other things on his mind. mal for the first few weeks. with his new club. myself,’’ McMahon said. ‘‘But other
He and wife Nia have their first McMahon has to spend six ‘‘That will be tough but I’ve got than that I’ll be struggling a little The Sun-Herald