Brendan Fanning On His Book On Irish Rugby: Touching Distance
Update: 2025-11-14
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Brendan Fanning has been involved in rugby all of his life as a player, coach and journalist.
Brendan is an accomplished journalist and author on all matters rugby-related, having been reporting on the game since the mid-1980s.
He has written a new book on Irish rugby: from where it’s been, where it’s at, and, with the 2027 World Cup getting ever closer, where it’s going.
The book is called Touching Distance: Irish Rugby's Battle with Great Expectations.
He joined Alan Morrissey on Friday's Morning Focus.
Photo (c) Bookstation
Brendan is an accomplished journalist and author on all matters rugby-related, having been reporting on the game since the mid-1980s.
He has written a new book on Irish rugby: from where it’s been, where it’s at, and, with the 2027 World Cup getting ever closer, where it’s going.
The book is called Touching Distance: Irish Rugby's Battle with Great Expectations.
He joined Alan Morrissey on Friday's Morning Focus.
Photo (c) Bookstation
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