Questions about and comparisons with his father are inevitable, but Ruairi Canavan seems to take it all in his stride.
He’s not the first Canavan to tread this path with his brother Darragh, four years his senior, already having had to deal with being labelled ‘son of God’.
“Nah, I've been called other names maybe!” Ruairi smiles. “Nah, I don't think it really affects you. I wouldn't pay much attention to it either. Just try to play our own game and try to make our own way.”
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Being Peter Canavan’s son and playing in a similar position to him must bring pressures that other emerging stars don’t have to deal with though?
“Not too bad, pressure-wise. It comes with it. You just have to take it – it is what it is. I don’t feel any real pressure.
