Watch – R.O.C interviews Mark Keohane in the Corolla Cross

Renowned rugby journalist Mark Keohane was first published as a 15 year-old and on the eve of the Springboks’ first Test against Wales, Ryan O’Connor chats to him about a rugby journey that has taken him all over the world with the Springboks.

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