Marty won the AIL with Lansdowne fc in 2018. Then moved to the UK and played rugby in the Premiership, before deciding to retire from the game and do Ironmans.

We chat about:

• His time in the Leinster Rugby system
• Winning the AIL with Lansdowne fc.
• How Mike Ruddock helped him get his break in pro rugby.
• The impact that Alun Wyn Jones had on him.
• The springboard that playing with Swansea University in the BUCS Super Rugby gave him.
• Why Pat Lam signed him for Bristol Bears.
• How Max Lahiff mentored him. 
• Playing with Saracens, and his impression of Owen Farrell.
• Why he joined Northampton Saints for a month.
• His experience playing in the Shute Shield for Warringah Rats.
• Why he didn’t enjoy pro rugby as much as he thought he would.
• The concussions he got playing rugby.
• Why he left the game at 27.
• Deciding to do an Ironman.
• His new training regime for Ironman
• Going from 130kg to 97kg.

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