Billy Scannell: ‘I left no stone unturned in Munster, I gave it my best shot’
No regrets for the youngest Scannell brother, as he targets AIL title with Cork Con
Niall, Billy and Rory Scannell outside their former school PBC in 2017 shortly after Niall and Rory won their first Ireland caps, and Billy played Ireland U-18s Schools
As the youngest of three brothers, two of whom play for Munster, Billy Scannell was always determined to forge his own path, rather than be burdened by some kind of pressure to follow Niall and Rory – or his cousin Jack O’Sullivan, who is also part of the province’s current squad.
For a while, however, it looked as though that is exactly what Billy would do until he was overlooked for a place in the Munster Academy following a spell in the sub-Academy.
