MY LIFE IN RUGBY
BERNARD JACKMAN
THE FORMER IRELAND, SALE SHARKS, CONNACHT AND LEINSTER HOOKER

Charge: Leinster’s Bernard Jackman is tackled by Riki Flutey and Joe Worsley, right, during the Heineken Cup match against Wasps
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Learning Japanse was easier: Jackman at Dragons

ONE of my toughest opponents was Warren Gatland. That guy is incredibly strong. He was a 34/35-year-old All Black who was transitioning into coaching with Galwegians and I was a little scrawny so and so barely into my 20s playing for Clontarf in the All-Ireland league...