Tributes have poured in after the death of former Ireland and Leicester Tigers scrum-half Tom Tierney at the age of 46.
Tierney was a member of the Ireland squad that made it as far as the quarter-final play-offs of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where he scored in a 44-14 win over Romania. He won eight caps for his country across a two-year span but lost his place to the emerging Peter Stringer—a fellow Limerick man—in 2000 and never returned for the national team.
The former Munster playmaker came through the ranks with regional outfits Garryowen, Richmond and Galwegians before moving to the provincial level. He also made 15 appearances for Premiership giants Leicester between 2002 and 2004 before returning to his homeland for a four-year stint at Connacht.
