A nation says thank you to Tommy Bowe

Bowe gathers, Bowe gathers... Bowe gathers.

TOMMY BOOOOOWEEE! Most rugby players could only dream of carving out a career and making memories like Tommy Bowe did. The Ulster Rugby icon has announced his retirement from the game he lit up with electrifying brilliance and the sport lost a little bit of its soul in the process. Tommy Bowe has been a servant of Ulster, a galactico of Ospreys and even a superstar of Ireland and, every time his body permitted him to, he inspired men, women and children with raw pace, unnerving bravery and devilish craft. At the end of the season though, Tommy Bowe will play his last game of rugby but his impact will live on. https://twitter.com/rogpineapple/status/952993142390784001 And on. https://twitter.com/McCullen94/status/952988585338261505 Naturally, he was congratulated and thanked for everything he had done for the game and his respective teams. https://twitter.com/jamesdowney23/status/952998038846558208 From the fresh face and bleached tips to the animal who'd run over any machine for a shortcut. https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/952980706690560002 https://twitter.com/UlsterRugby/status/952981358267240448 Thanks, Tommy. https://twitter.com/oreilly_dallan/status/952992650558431232 https://twitter.com/NatashaBreen/status/952991108803584002 https://twitter.com/gavinmccarthy/status/952987299230441472 But people in Monaghan are not done with him yet. https://twitter.com/nlynch18/status/952985881526317058 https://twitter.com/bigjemmy/status/952999183493095430 Finally, an answer. https://twitter.com/patmccarry/status/952997019592871938