‘Today’s players are standing on his shoulders’ – How the late Ray McLoughlin revolutionised Irish rugby
Ken Kennedy fondly recalls his friend and front-row team-mate
Ray McLoughlin on the Lions tour in 1971
On, or off the pitch, Ray McLoughlin was never one to take a backwards step.
His reputation as one of the finest props this country has ever produced has long since been established, but it is McLoughlin's work in fighting for the rights of his fellow players that arguably created an even greater legacy.
