LIKE many grammar schools of the era, the St Edward’s XV of the mid- 70s was an eclectic mix of many talents. It contained a future Irish ambassador to the UN in Declan Kelleher, a future world president of Morgan Stanley in his brother Colm, renowned satirical cartoonist Fran (Orford), a splattering of eminent surgeons and lawyers and the much sought-after session musician Mark Flannagan who has also been Jools Holland’s lead guitarist for two decades.
And then there was the tearaway flanker and tackling machine who went on to transform Tesco’s into the biggest supermarke...