Ulster Rugby vs Newport Dragons

to the gymnastics floor than the hotel car park. I’m not sure I’ve seen Kyle (Alexander) laugh as much since! Pure McCaldin gold. Maybe you had to be there but I’m glad I was! Like us all, Alan was deeply shocked and moved by the tragedy of Nevin’s death. I remember sitting with him the morning after we heard the news. He could relate to the accident because of his farming background and his own experiences. He liked Nevin, he enjoyed him as a player and as a patient. His tears that morning were genuine and heartfelt. Even now something will be said or a story retold in the treatment room and Alan and I will look at eachother both thinking of Nevin. Like us all, he misses him dearly. There is plenty more to tell, of course, but some things are best left unsaid! The only thing for certain is that our treatment room has lost something very special today with Alan moving on. Johnny Murphy’s cakes will never seem the same – we might get a slice now! In time another physiotherapist will be appointed and the level of physiotherapy service for our players will be maintained. I think the perfect way to finish this up is to say that whoever that physiotherapist is they will not be ‘replacing’ Alan, because that will be impossible and unfair to them. Thanks the Bandit! Go Ayzee,

GG (Gareth Robinson) // Head of Physiotherapy

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