Ex-Ireland back row Sean O'Brien's plan to return for Tullow denied

Image: Ben Brady/INPHO Image: Ben Brady/INPHO FORMER IRELAND AND LEINSTER back row Sean O’Brien’s hopes of returning to home club Tullow this season have been halted after an application for him to play for the County Carlow side was rejected at a meeting yesterday evening.

O’Brien was also hoping to come back to junior rugby with Tullow, where his brother still plays, in what would have been a major coup for that level of the game, but the club’s application for O’Brien to feature in the Towns Cup and Leinster League has been rejected by Leinster Rugby’s domestic committee.It’s believed the committee has cited a regulation that says players who have been professional within the preceding two seasons cannot then go straight into junior club rugby.

It’s understood the rule was brought in to prevent amateur players from having to deal with the physical challenge of playing against opponents who have just come out of the pro game. It also ensures current professionals cannot feature in junior club rugby.

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