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21st October 2020
05:19pm BST

"I'll keep saying it, it's great to see players coming through the club system first," Mick Galwey said. He was promoting Heartburn Awareness Week. "The people in the clubs are working very hard but as supporters we need to follow our clubs and get these young players coming through. "That Jack Crowley is a very exciting player. Craig Casey, scrumhalf, my God - we never thought we'd replace Conor Murray but now we know we have a very good replacement. Young [Ben] Healy who's playing out-half at the moment, he's been fantastic, and all these other players, it's just great to see. "And do you know what I love about it? A lot of these lads are from west Cork and they're from GAA backgrounds and God knows what and I think that is the way forward. "Not everybody will get to play for their county but there's a lot of raw talent out there of young lads who can switch over the rugby, or certainly give it a crack."When he transitioned from one of Kerry GAA's rising stars to the oval ball, he was just relying on his sporting ability and athleticism to begin with. He learned his trade through the club and never looked back.
"Leinster has about 15 first class schools. That is probably the best academy in the world, never mind Europe. "Whereas in Munster, we have four and the rest would be mainly GAA-playing schools. And yet you're pulling fellas out of places - like that Munster team at the moment, from Tipperary, west Cork, and that's what you want to see."You can watch him discuss his thoughts on getting more rugby players from GAA backgrounds here from 17:47. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVgVsY3kMa4 Heartburn Awareness Week
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