‘Things changed at Leinster the last two or three years … it was a pretty easy decision to move to Gloucester’ – Ross Byrne

In his first interview since making the switch to England, the former Ireland outhalf explains his transfer and reflects on his career to date

Ross Byrne: ‘Last year in particular, there was a lot of frustration and a few different things, so I just knew it was the right time for me to go.’ Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Ross Byrne will forever be tangled up in blue, yet the Dubliner had no doubts the time was right to leave Leinster last summer.

He spent the summer getting to know new teammates and understanding the way Gloucester want to play, knowing that he’d been signed as a senior player and would be expected to lead from the off.