Simon Zebo opens up about abuse he suffered even while scoring tries for Ireland

Rugby ace Simon Zebo has opened up about being “the most abused player” on the pitch – even when he was scoring tries for Ireland.

“I would’ve been quite used to it from an early age. For me at times, it can be water off a duck’s back. I don’t take much notice but there have been times where I have gone out and scored a hat-trick and still been the most abused player.“No matter what you do, people are always going to try and get at you.”

“It’s a different generation, a younger generation and it is a society heavily built on social media so there is always going to be that scrutiny and pressure and it’ll be upped if you do matches in recent years. The 34-year-old was speaking at the launch of Heineken’s 0.0 new collaboration with the rugby player and designer, Barbara Bennett.

To get your hands on a pair of these extremely limited kicks, all you have to do is head down to one of four iconic match-watching spots on game day, Saturday April 13 and order a pint of Heineken® or Heineken® 0.0, and try your hand at the score prediction game in the pub.

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