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Published 15:44 18 Oct 2021 BST
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Will Connors pictured playing for Clongowes Wood College in the 2014 Leinster Schools Senior Cup Final. (Credit: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE)[/caption]
Connors was already of Leinster's radar from the age of 15 when he was shifting it for Clongowes in the Junior Cup.
He switched between GAA and rugby, even as he started gaining traction with Leinster, and will never forget a scalding he endured when lining out for his local team.
"I played with a small club, my local club, Cappagh. We weren't that strong a club, but a really good community. Everyone knew each other and everyone in my primary school would have played football. That was where everyone went. Rugby was nearly secondary to that. "I'd say the last game of football I played was probably around four or five years ago, for the seconds team down there, just for a bit of fitness. I remember playing against lads that would be into their 40s, like 45. They would have up inter-county footballers in their time. I was like, 'Ah, I'll run around with these lads'. They absolutely made a mess of me! "These lads are so on-point with the game - they know how it flows and that the ball is going to end up over there. You end up running around like a headless chicken. It's a lovely game and, to be honest, I'll definitely go back playing for my local club whenever I get the chance."While Connors was buzzing about and expending all his energy, those inter-county lads, even though they were pushing on, had it all figured out. It may be a decade or so before Connors does get back to line out for Cappagh - like Rob Kearney recently did with Cooley Kickhams - but he may be relying on that experience while the next generation of young bucks peg it all over the pitch. WATCH THAT FULL EPISODE HERE:
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