When people think of Kazakhstan they might think of the 9th largest country in the world, that their main language is Kazakh or maybe some unfortunate ‘Borat’ moment, but Saturday 28th Aug 2010 will always be a day that I look back on fondly, Ireland v Kazakhstan, my first time pulling on the Green Jersey in the WRWC 2010, my first international start and my first try for my country.
Making our way to the pitch I couldn’t help but smile, cheers and encouragement were coming from the crowd, Australian, English, New Zealanders it didn’t matter what nationality they were they were cheering for us. Walking onto the pitch lining up for the anthems I took a look around at my surroundings, then up and down the line at the players I was taking the field with, a surreal moment in my life and one I wanted to capture in my memory for years to come.
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