Tony O'Reilly - Irish Rugby Great

[@maelughran6981]

Rest In Peace, Tony. A remarkable rugby talent, an outstanding perfomer in his day, a player the whole nation of Ireand can be proud of. By all accounts, a thoroughly decent human being also. You will be greatly missed, and remembered. A role model if ever there was one. Let's hope the current IRELAND squad do O'Reilly's memory justice with success in their South Africa Series, beating the World Champions!

[@t.p.mckenna]

My father shared many a pint back in the day with Dr. O'Reilly. He also set me up for an interview with the man himself. A man of great charm. Also, the first non-American to head up a US corporation (Heinz).

[@wendy-maythompson2959]

I recall seeing him in Wellington playing wih the 1959 Lions. At half time he pretended to be using a water container to comb his hair which got the crowd going - a total entertainer.

[@JeffreyLee-cp3wh]

RIP Tony.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Wingers need good forward packs in front of them moving on the front foot to show their true class. Very few wingers shine behind a losing forward pack on the back foot. That's the reason he scored more tries in tests for the Lions than what he scored for Ireland

[@guyperry4010]

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