“I used to bounce around the rugby field like a bouncy ball.” On the latest House of Rugby Ireland episode, Welsh rugby star Shane Williams opened up on his own dealings with concussion in a sport that he dearly loves. Williams discussed his recent documentary about concussion and it was interesting to note that Eimear […]
5 years ago
“I opened the door, to come out for the game, and it was snowing sideways!” Three years on from his Gaelic football debut for Donegal club side Glenswilly, Shane Williams smiles broadly when he recalls his time there. The former Wales and Lions winger headed over to Glenswilly in early 2017 as part of the […]
5 years ago
“No, not you. You can stay!” It may not have been a boyhood dream to play for Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars, but it was an interesting way to bring down the curtain on a glittering career. For Shane Williams, it was like going back to his roots… 6,000 miles from home. Williams started off with Neath, […]
5 years ago
“What’s a Dark Vader?!” Ronan O’Gara – great on rugby, sketchy on Star Wars. On the latest episode of Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby, Munster and Ireland legend Ronan O’Gara dropped by the studio for a Guinness Six Nations rivalry and camaraderie special with Welsh wing wizard Shane Williams. The rugby stars joined Barry Murphy, Andrew Trimble […]
6 years ago
“It’s an amateur sport and they take it so seriously, and the whole town gets behind it.” Two years on from his Gaelic football debut for Glenswilly, Shane Williams still marvels at his time with the Donegal club side, and in the village that follows their every move. The former Wales and Lions legend headed […]
7 years ago
Poor Gordon D’Arcy had to crane his neck
8 years ago