On any other day the Clontarf Coghlan clan would have had no doubts about where their allegiances lie, but not at the Energia All-Ireland League final at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday (kick-off 3pm). For among Terenure’s backrow will be one of their own, Jordan Coghlan.
The 29-year-old cut his teeth at mini rugby with his “home” club in Clontarf, yet despite coming up against some lifetime friends in the D’Arcy twins, Adrian and Matt, and forcing his family to switch loyalties, Coghlan couldn’t have wished for more fitting opponents in the final.
“It is a funny one,” admits Coghlan. “But it hasn’t been too bad. I was expecting a bit more abuse to be honest from all the usual heads, such as Adrian’s older brother Conor. Clontarf is a club quite close to my heart. I know a lot of the players and the coaches there.”
Clontarf came to Terenure and won 29-14 in round four last October, but only squeezed through by 12-11 at Castle Avenue in M …
- April 28, 2022
