Naas Rugby Club are delighted to confirm that Seán O’Brien is joining the Senior squad for the forthcoming season. Seán retired from professional rugby last June after 14 successful seasons which included 11 years with Leinster and 3 years with London Irish.

Seán started his career in Tullow RFC before joining Leinster for the 2008 season. During his time with Leinster he was capped 126 times, won 5 league titles and 4 Champions Cup Medals. He was crowned European Player of the Year in 2011. Seán has been capped 56 times for Ireland and has played 11 times for the British & Irish Lions.

“We are delighted to have Seán join us in Naas Rugby Club and we look forward to having him support our ambitions in the AIL League. We play in the Energia AIL Division 1B and we came very close last year to getting promoted to Division 1.” Paul Stapleton President of Naas RFC.

Johne Murphy Head Coach of the Senior 1sts added “We had a very successful season last year and as we start off the season having a player of Seán’s calibre will develop our players. They will learn a lot from the experience that Seán brings from his playing career. The whole Club from grass roots upwards including all our players from minis upwards, all our coaches right across all age groups and also the amazing supporters that we have in Naas – he will bring plenty of enjoyment to everyone in our amazing Club. We are all looking forward to having him on our team.”

Warren Larkin who is Chair of Senior Rugby in the Club commented: “We look forward to Seán joining our squad in the next few days, all the players are delighted to have a teammate with the experience and rugby intelligence that Seán will bring. In addition, his work as Contact Skills Coach with Leinster Rugby will also bring many ideas to the squad.”