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Ultan Dillane.
IN a lovely gesture on Saturday, the Irish rugby team wore black armbands as a mark of respect for their teammate Ultan Dillane’s mother who died earlier in the week.
The Tralee man and his family are grieving for Ellen Dillane who passed away suddenly on Monday. Ellen was laid to rest on Saturday morning in Tralee.
The Ireland rugby team wore black armbands in their 56-19 victory over Italy at the Aviva Stadium to show solidarity with the Connaught player who, in all likelihood, would have been part of the squad for the match. A respectful and touching gesture from the team to the Tralee man and his family.
Ultan Dillane with his mother Ellen (Helen) who died suddenly this week. May she rest in peace #Irishrugby pic.twitter.com/h42rCSUp3Y
— Michael Mahony (@michaelmahony01) February 11, 2018
Ireland players wearing black armbands in memory of Ultan Dillane’s mother, who passed away earlier this week.
He spoke so well about her to us earlier this season. Was a top lady, by all accounts.https://t.co/o8CGPLJKhr— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) February 10, 2018
The Ireland players are wearing black armbands as a mark of respect to Ultan Dillane’s mother who sadly passed away during the week. Nice touch.
— Cian Tracey (@CianTracey1) February 10, 2018
Here’s Why The Ireland Players Were Wearing Black Armbands Yesterday https://t.co/nMM2E0MaiY
— RugbyLAD (@RugbyLAD7) February 11, 2018
