{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f99769d324f80016529eaa/6aa7cdd01563582c05d28ec6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Young Stock Podcast - Tadhg Furlong on suckies, scrums and spuds","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65f99769d324f80016529eaa/1789382027876-209bb0b5-4414-477f-8b99-f3f7bc25f611.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this week's episode, Hannah and Sarah sit down with well-known rugby player Tadhg Furlong to chat about his upbringing on a farm, his rugby career to date and eating \"a drill of spuds.\"&nbsp;</p><p>The County Wexford native spoke about his love for the countryside having grown up on a farm and how he likes to visit as much as he can while balancing a busy training schedule.</p><p>He reflected on his younger days growing up playing rugby for New Ross rugby club and hurling and football for Horeswood GAA club.</p><p>As a decorated Leinster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions rugby player, Tadhg looked back on some of the most memorable highlights of his career so far.</p><p>He also spoke about losing his father to cancer in 2023 and the impact that he made on Tadhg both as a rugby player and a person.</p><p>Having become a father in recent years, he said \"it definitely changes your life\" and spoke about how he loves being a \"girl dad.\"</p><p>Looking ahead on the start of a new rugby season, Tadhg said he is looking forward to getting back into it and building towards next year's rugby world cup in Australia.</p>","author_name":"Irish Farmers Journal"}