"I feel so sorry for Jordan," said D’Arcy, as Rugby Players Ireland today announced that he will join a host of iconic Irish rugby heroes in their Hall of Fame. D’Arcy’s magnificent career will be celebrated at the Zurich Irish Rugby Players Rugby Awards which will be broadcast on Virgin Media Two at 7:30pm this Saturday. The IRUPA (now Rugby Players Ireland) Players’ Player of the Year in 2004 and 2007, his longevity and resilience was further proved by his role in Ireland’s Six Nations triumph of 2014 as the Joe Schmidt era took hold. Simon Keogh, CEO at Rugby Players Ireland, stated that D’Arcy blazed a trail for Irish rugby. I believe that it is no coincidence that the fortunes of Irish rugby changed with Gordon at the heart of the action.

Source: Irish Independent October 12, 2020 13:07 UTC