Getting To Know Darren O’Shea

Returning to Munster after a two-year stint with Worcester Warriors, get to know Crosshaven native Darren O’Shea as he prepares to line out for his native province in the second row.

Having completed one season in the Greencore Munster Rugby Academy, O’Shea made the move to England where he helped Worcester win promotion to the Aviva Premiership.  The 23-year-old is a product of the provincial age-grade system and began a two-year senior contract with Munster at the beginning of preseason.
 
Incidentally, this year’s Kearys Renault Series could see the O’Shea go toe-to-toe with his former teammates when the province host Worcester at Irish Independent Park on August 26th, a game that also sees Munster’s most capped player of all time, Donncha O’Callaghan, make a welcome return to Cork.  Click here to avail of early bird ticket offers.
 

 
Name: Darren O'Shea 
 
Favourite Food: Pizza
 
Book you are currently reading or have just finished:  Scar tissue by Anthony Kiedis
 
Favourite TV programme: Game of Thrones 
 
Favourite Film: Good Will Hunting 
 
Favourite Actor/Actress: Tom Hardy 
 
Most enjoyable holiday location: Jamaica 
 
Marooned on a desert island what could you not be without: My phone 
 
Favourite sport other than rugby: Basketball 
 
The sport you least like: Cricket 
 
Person you would most like to meet:  Roy Keane 
 
Sportsperson you admire most:  Michael Jordan
 
Hobbies: Cinema and going for coffee 
 
Where and when did you first play rugby: Crosshaven RFC at age 6
 
Biggest influence on career: Parents 
 
What you like most/least about being a rugby player: Like most, playing rugby for a job / Like least, fitness testing
 
Other sports that you played: Basketball, soccer, hurling and Gaelic football 
 
Best rugby memory:  Winning the English Championship with Worcester (2014/15) or winning the All Ireland Junior Cup with Crosshaven (2011)
 
Rugby player you admire most: Brad Thorn
 
Rugby team you admire most: All Blacks 
 
Sporting event you would most like to attend: Super Bowl 
 
Three people you would invite to dinner and why:  James Corden, Kevin Hart and The Rock because I'd imagine I would be in stitches all night. 
 
If you weren’t a rugby player what would you be: Bored! 
 
Place in the province you most like be / chill out: Myrtleville 
 
Have you any pre-match rituals: Get out of the house for food with friends to take my mind off the game. 
 
Fav song or band you like to train to or listen to before a game: Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners – This Girl 
 
Who would you least like to room with and why: Bowser (Cian Bohane) because he would keep asking me to play wrestling