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Published 16:52 18 Sept 2022 BST
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"There's a lot of GAA players that I think could have done both. Michael Murphy is a full forward that plays with Donegal. He would have been a phenomenal rugby player. "There's obviously some incredibly intelligent athletes in the NFL and NBA, then. LeBron James could probably have done any sport he wanted. Can't see many soccer players making that transition across."When Wolves and Spain winger Adama Traore was mentioned as a possible candidate, Carty commented, "Yes. He wears the Vaseline on his arms, to stop lads pinching him. He's a beast." Of course, Michael Murphy did have a week-long stint with Clermont, for 'The Toughest' television series, back in 2017. While Shane Williams had a crack at GAA, with Glenswilly, Gibbes & Co. put Murphy through his paces at the Top 14 giants. https://twitter.com/AIB_GAA/status/836617753528258561
Tipperary's sharpshooting corner forward could just as easily have been an out-half for Munster.
"I played rugby for six years when I was in school - I went to a rugby-playing school. I played for a year when I went to college and, after that, I just focused on the round ball," he explained on the latest GAA Hour. "When you're playing it for seven years on the trot, you develop the skills and the know-how to go with it but I never thought about it too much to be honest. I always enjoyed it.""When you're playing out-half, you kind of have control over the game which I enjoyed. A lot of stuff would go through the out-half which suited me but I'm happy enough where I am now. With the knocks the rugby boys are taking these days, I don't think I fancy too much of that to be honest."
“I would have played a huge amount of rugby and I would have went to rugby training rather than Gaelic training on numerous occasions. "I suppose when I came to 18, I thought which one am I better at and I was slightly better at the Gaelic even though I enjoyed rugby just as much. It was just a decision that I made that I would stick with the Gaelic. Obviously, I'm glad that I have done so.”
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