He played alongside fellow academy inductees Comerford and McCarthy with Blackrock, and showed his versatility by lining out at second row in the 2018 Leinster Schools Senior Cup final win over Belvedere. He was selected in Noel McNamara's Ireland U20 squad for the Six Nations, but injury hampered his chance to shine, and he is one of two outside backs among the seven academy newbies. O'Reilly was a star on the St Gerard's team that almost upset eventual champions Blackrock in the 2018 senior cup quarter-final. O'Reilly featured for Ireland U20 off the bench against England during last spring's Six Nations. 2020 was McKee's second year playing for Ireland U20, where he split time with Ulster hooker Tom Stewart before getting a start in the impressive win over England.

Source: Irish Independent July 15, 2020 08:26 UTC