Leinster vs Toulouse

Club in Focus
GOREY RFC
Each match programme, Leinster Rugby profile
one of the clubs across the province to look
at the people, the stories and the history that
make it so special to their community. This
week, we look at Gorey RFC through the eyes of
long-time member, John Breen.
John Breen.
Every club needs a John
Breen.
A jack of all trades, heavylifting
lifer, quick to jump
on board for any plan or
development that will push
Gorey RFC forward into the
future.
John came to rugby relatively
late in life, using the skills he had
honed on the soccer pitches with
Courtown Hibernians and on the
gaelic fields for Ballygarrett’s Realt
na Mara.
At 22, he sampled a taste of
the sport that would become his
passion and has never looked
back with anything other than joy
to those early days in the late-70s.
“I played every sport and rugby,
to me, is number one, both socially
and to play. It is a huge part of my
life,” he says.
“Don’t ask me why? I don’t know
why. I can’t put my finger on it. I
suppose I love meeting people.
I’ve met a lot of people from other
clubs around the country.”
“I love the game. I love being
involved in the club. It is my life, at
the moment.”
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