‘My dad is taking trains, planes and automobiles to go to both games’ – Dan Sheehan’s brother set to join him in green
Ireland’s Dan Sheehan celebrates the team's victory over South Africa at last year's World Cup with his father Barry (right) and brother Bobby
For Bobby Sheehan, tonight has been a long time coming.
Four years ago, he was part of the Ireland U-20s squad that had their Six Nations campaign shelved after only three games due to Covid.
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