JAMIE OSBORNE WAs the subject of praise from Naas clubmate James Tracy following his selection at full-back for tomorrow’s clash against Fiji.
Tracy joined host Ciaran Kennedy and The 42’s Murray Kinsella on Wednesday’s Rugby Weekly Extra, the podcast for subscribers to The 42.
“The schools have obviously dominated in recent years in terms of numbers that get picked up, but with the likes of Jamie it just gives you hope and shows that there is a pathway there for a kid from Naas or for a kid in a club down the country,” Tracy said.
“It shows that it’s not just players who go to these perceived rugby schools which are like mini academies. It can be done; you just have to put the extra work in and play really well for your club. It’s possible then to be fast tracked into playing for Ireland and having an illustrious career.
“So, it’s an amazing story that Jamie has had.”
Tracy added: “Now that I’m on the other side of it and doing this kind of media work, something which used to piss me off was when people would big people up because they were the hot new thing. But then also how quickly they would forget the previous hot new thing and move on.”
“Like, he’s not around that long and in people’s minds he’s already seen as a stalwart. Now, there’s nothing wrong with that and it is an amazing thing, but I still think he should be appreciated for how good he has been in such a short amount of time. I think it’s exceptional,” Tracy said.
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Fair play to ya Chris,don’t be afraid to fail , hope Wales go all the way.
They need to scrap that poxy yellow card rule , to many players are missing huge games for silly yellow cards . That ref was trigger happy with his cards , poor Ramsey gonna miss this biggest game of gis life for an accidental handball ,bullshit
Considering the length of this tournament, should have been an amnesty by the semi’s….. Stupid rules….
Crazy that there’s no amnesty.
Yellow Cards in consecutive games should result in a one match ban….. Other than that they shouldn’t count. Very harsh. He was brilliant today…..
Agree Ryan,he should at least be able to appeal it.
Totally agree. No way should you miss a semi or final..carry it forward and maybe make it a 2 game ban for next qualifying tournament? ??-
Belgium : A country that bottles great beer and big tournaments. Fair play to Wales.
England to sign up Colman in £10 million deal.
Emotional Cookie-monster motivates an entire country. Sports people of all grades appreciate the hard work that goes into creating the winning team effort. That was a proud moment for our Celtic comrades!!
Bale vs Ronaldo Semi-final… can’t wait
Team player v me feiner
I really hope they go all the way
Portugal have really rode their luck in their last 2 games and have not been at all impressive…. Wales have every chance….. could they repeat Denmark and Greece as being underdog champions? Either way I fancy them against Portugal.
Amazing amazing achievement by Wales which kind of puts were we are as a football team into perspective. Look at how they beat Belgium- playing football & not in anyway hanging on. We on the other hand seem to have this slight sense of euphoria about the euros yet we literally can’t play football. Still long ball rubbish. The sense is that we are on the right track – we’re not. And the media is still on about how great our fans are. Some joke.
Fair play to Wales. We have vastly improved since the last tournament. no disrespect to Brady but she’s a not Bail.
damn autocorrect. Brady is not Bail
Well england were you watching…??.I rest my case!!
What case is that?