Life after rugby

It’s contract renewal season in rugby, which leaves many players facing disappointment and uncertainty

Sam Coghlan Murray: ‘when you find out that you’re not in a club’s plans any more, it is a bit of a shock to the system’
Barry O’Mahony: ‘There wasn’t much more I could have done to prepare myself. That doesn’t mean it’s not a shock coming out of a professional sports environment’Inpho

At the beginning of the month, Connacht announced that seven of their players would not have their contracts renewed in the summer. At a time when the province is riding ...