Thomas didn't know what he was going to say when he woke up on Thursday morning for his flight from Cardiff to Dublin. It was inevitable then that he was asked about Israel Folau and Billy Vunipola. It's not just the message of intolerance that Folau and Vunipola have promoted that bothers Thomas. His nerves frayed by the experience, Thomas took to the field fearing he would be judged but the moment of release came when the stadium announcer began listing off the Blues team prior to kick-off. “From behind me, my father stood up to speak,” Thomas told his audience at The Helix in DCU.

Source: Irish Examiner May 23, 2019 17:26 UTC