In Australia they know Rory Arnold as one of the twin brothers who turned up on an afternoon in 2010 when a few guys were playing touch rugby outside Bilambil Sports Club in Australia.
Having a beer afterwards, Rory and Richie, standing 6ft 10in, were asked who they played for. “Nobody,” came the reply. So, the pair were invited to come to pre-season. They did, both arriving to play barefoot.
They couldn’t get boots big enough and they trained in their bare feet with the Murwillumbah Bananas until the local shop managed to stock some size 14s. So began the storied rapid rise of Rory, who at one point became the tallest player in Australian rugby.
In Ireland Arnold will be remembered from last week’s European Champions Cup quarter-final, when Simon …
- May 12, 2022
