A farm near Birr, Co Offaly, was the chosen destination for the Connacht rugby team to take part in a team-building exercise. Host farmer and Connacht hooker Shane Delahunt milks around 200 Holstein Friesian cows in partnership with his father, Billy.
Connacht winger Niyi Adeolokun kicks a ball on Shane Delahunt's family farm. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
When asked by the Irish Farmers Journal if any of the team who made the journey to the farm were of any use for future jobs, the reply was not glowing: “Not one single person.”
“I gave them a tour of the farm, got them to bring the cows in for milking, showed them how to milk cows and showed them the zero-grazer.
“It was a good day out,” he said.
The team-building day out rounded off the first block of intensive preseason training.
Members of the Connacht rugby team take a break from the team-building exercise \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
The Connacht rugby team on Shane Delahunt's farm in Offaly \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Dominic Robertson-McCoy enjoying the team-building exercise. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Paddy McAllister sings a song for his team-mates.\ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
The Connacht rugby team put to work on Shane Delahunt's farm in Offaly. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Tiernan O'Halloran, Dave Heffernan, Darragh Leader and Caolin Blade.\ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Host farmer and Connacht hooker Shane Delahunt explaining how cows are milked to the squad. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
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A farm near Birr, Co Offaly, was the chosen destination for the Connacht rugby team to take part in a team-building exercise. Host farmer and Connacht hooker Shane Delahunt milks around 200 Holstein Friesian cows in partnership with his father, Billy.
Connacht winger Niyi Adeolokun kicks a ball on Shane Delahunt's family farm. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
When asked by the Irish Farmers Journal if any of the team who made the journey to the farm were of any use for future jobs, the reply was not glowing: “Not one single person.”
“I gave them a tour of the farm, got them to bring the cows in for milking, showed them how to milk cows and showed them the zero-grazer.
“It was a good day out,” he said.
The team-building day out rounded off the first block of intensive preseason training.
Members of the Connacht rugby team take a break from the team-building exercise \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
The Connacht rugby team on Shane Delahunt's farm in Offaly \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Dominic Robertson-McCoy enjoying the team-building exercise. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Paddy McAllister sings a song for his team-mates.\ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
The Connacht rugby team put to work on Shane Delahunt's farm in Offaly. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Tiernan O'Halloran, Dave Heffernan, Darragh Leader and Caolin Blade.\ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
Host farmer and Connacht hooker Shane Delahunt explaining how cows are milked to the squad. \ James Crombie Inpho Photography.
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