As Eire hopes to be topped Grand Slam Six Nation’s Champions this weekend, star participant Mack Hansen is hoping to ship one other spectacular efficiency on the court docket.
The Australian participant will obtain his 14th cap for Eire this weekend and had some controversial feedback about opponents England forward of the assembly.
Forward of the weekend’s massive sport, we check out the Australian rugby star’s love life, the life he left behind in Australia and what precisely he thinks of the England crew.
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His Irish girlfriend
The Australian naive has discovered greater than only a rugby profession on Irish soil.
Mack met girlfriend Roisin Murray for the reason that transfer.
Roisin graduated from the College of Galway final November, and Mack celebrated the achievement in an instagram of the couple captioned “congratulations on getting good pants, very proud.”
Mack presently lives in Galway himself, the place he performs for the Connacht provincial crew.
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His transfer from Australia
Initially from Canberra in Australia, Mack moved to Eire in 2021 to play for Connacht and was shortly snapped up by the worldwide crew.
Mack is stuffed with reward for his adoptive dwelling and in an interview with sports activities web site 42.ie, Mack hailed shifting to Eire as the perfect choice of his life.
“You would possibly assume what would have occurred to all the things, so no, the choice to play for Eire has been the perfect choice of my profession and my life. I adore it right here and revel in it.”
Mack has a household reference to Eire as his mom, whose maiden title is O’Shea, is initially from County Cork. As a baby, she moved to Australia along with her household.
Again in Australia, Mack labored as an electrician for some time earlier than giving up to focus on his rugby profession.
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His controversial feedback about England
Mack received tongues wagging final week when he made some eyebrow-raising feedback in regards to the England aspect.
Talking to the press after Eire’s win towards Scotland at Murrayfield final weekend, Mack made his views on the England crew clear.
“I believe everybody hates England,” the winger instructed the press, persevering with: “There’s fairly a little bit of hate, is not there? It is good although as a result of as soon as the sport is over they’re good guys like everybody else.”
Mack will take the sphere towards the England aspect tonight as Eire tackle their last Six Nations sport of the yr.
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