When Simon Zebo left Munster for Racing 92 in August 2018 nobody was extra upset to see him go than his greatest fan, Hanna O’Connell from Abbeydorney.
ll of this emotion mixed to make Zebo’s return to Thomand Park on Saturday night an additional special day for Hanna as Zebo made her out within the crowd on the last whistle and introduced her along with his sport boots.
Hanna’s smile, which lit up the autumn night, could possibly be seen from Thomand to Abbeydorney marking a very memorable event for Hanna and her mom Marisa.
Talking after the match, Hanna’s mom stated: “As if seeing Simon Zebo again at Thomand Park wasn’t adequate, he solely went and located Hanna within the crowd to provide her his match boots. Thanks, Simon, for as soon as once more making Hanna really feel so particular. Superb to have you ever again.”
In April 2019, Zebo invited Hanna on a VIP journey to Paris to see Racing 92 and gave her and rugby-mad mother, Marisa, a tour of the stadium together with a signed Racing 92 flag and jersey.
However the boots Hanna acquired on Saturday night had been made all of the extra particular provided that Zebo had scored a brace of tries in Munster’s 42-17 hammering of Sale Sharks earlier than a crowd of greater than 10,000 followers, who revelled like by no means earlier than marking the return of huge evening video games at Thomand Park after 18 irritating months for the purple military.